Like the Alphabet,

The letters in Hebrew are called the Alef - Beyt and they are presented on my blog from bottom to the top so you can learn them order, then to read them right to left. You will see what the original "Bible" said and what the names meant as they went through the stories of old.

Shabbat Shalom
Here is Kaf: Symbolizing an outstretched hand (in weakness) or asking to receive.

It's the 11th letter. It is a consonant . It is also the number 20 when used as a number.

It looks like a backwards "C" and usually sounds like a K sound. The kh sound at the end

Today we learn something new

What is a Sofit letter.
Some letters in Hebrew change shape when they appear as the last letter in a word. That's all it means.

We have Kaf and Kaf Sofit

Kids learn this one by saying, "The bottom part swings down and hangs straight."

Here is an example: We will only concentrate on a few words at the end. Easy to find

English: Gen 4:11
And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother's blood from your hand

Hebrew:

Dama'ee (blood of) ah hee (brother) kha (your)

Mee (from) Yad-day (hand) kha (your)

A while back, we learned that a Vav at the end of a word is usually "him" or "his"

Today, we will see that a Kaf at the end usually means "you", "your" or "yours"

I wrote the last three words of the above verse so it is clear that the Kaf Sofit means "your".

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Where we are so far

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Only 11 more letters and you will be reading!

the vowels only have about five sounds - and I will keep telling you how they sound as we go

• don't worry about the names of the vowels unless you plan to teach Hebrew.

I hope to add meaning to these little lessons each Shabbath as we go. Then we can read together with the vowel points in place and see how it all jives with English.

Thanks for taking the time to read.