Lesson 9 – Chet, Kaph
Consonants x The "Chet" is pronounced "ch" as in the German word "ich" or the name "Bach." k The "Kaph" is pronounced two ways, "k" as in kick, and "kh" as in the German word "ich" or the name "Bach." If the dagesh appears in the middle of the letter (K) it is pronounced "k." When the dagesh does not appear in the letter (k) it is pronounced "kh."
$ The "final kaph" may also appear with the dagesh (&) or without the dagesh ($) with the pronunciations being the same as the "kaph." All words will end with a consonant, the only exception to this is the "final kaph" which will usually be followed by a vowel.
Vowels ua The "qubbuts" is pronounced "u" as in "tune."
Practice ox ix ex ,x uk eK ,k iK ’k ;K `1 xiK %ex ^ex x’k ;xoK %;x `2 x;a ^;x %;a &;r ;xur ;xor `3
Vocabulary Grass, herb - b,f,[ `2 Yes, so - !eK `1 Noah – ;xon21 `4 Tree - #e[ `3 Sentences - Genesis 1:5 a’r’q .$,v{x;l.w ~Ay rAa’l ~yih{l/a a’r.qiY;w d’x,a ~Ay r,q{b-yih.y;w b,r,[-yih.y;w h’l.y’l
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21 According to the standard form of Hebrew pronunciation the name ;xon should be pronounced "nocha" but, when the patach vowel appears below the letter "chet" at the end of a word, the two sounds trade places and is in fact pronounced "no’ach." This is unique only to this letter and vowel combination.
