(Answer Key)Beginning Biblical Hebrew-Old Testament Cognate Languages (OTCL) Answer Key For Book1

Answer Key 1

The Hebrew Alphabet
Write out, in order and from right to left, the 23 consonants of the Hebrew alphabet. Insert a
Daghesh Lene into the begadkephat letters.

‫אבּגּדּהוזחטיכּלמנסעפּצקרשׂשׁתּ‬
Give the final form for the following Hebrew consonants.
‫כ‬ ‫ך‬
‫מ‬ ‫ם‬
‫נ‬ ‫ן‬
‫פ‬ ‫ף‬
‫צ‬ ‫ץ‬
List the four Hebrew consonants that are called gutturals.

‫אהחע‬
Give the names and transliterate each of the following pairs of Hebrew consonants.
1. ‫ ב‬and ‫כ‬ Bet (∫) and Kaf (¬)
2. ‫ ג‬and ‫נ‬ Gimel (©) and Nun (n)
3. ‫ ה‬and ‫ח‬ He (h) and Óet (˙)
4. ‫ ח‬and ‫ת‬ Óet (˙) and Taw (®)
5. ‫ ך‬and ‫ן‬ Final Kaf (¬) and Final Nun (n)
6. ‫ ם‬and ‫ס‬ Final Mem (m) and Samek (s)
7. ‫ שׁ‬and ‫שׂ‬ Shin (¡) and Sin (∞)
8. ‫ א‬and ‫ע‬ Alef (<) and Ayin (>)
9. ‫ ט‬and ‫תּ‬ Tet (†) and Taw (t)
10. ‫ כּ‬and ‫ק‬ Kaf (k) and Qof (q)
11. ‫ ס‬and ‫שׂ‬ Samek (s) and Sin (∞)
12. ‫ צ‬and ‫ע‬ Tsade (ß) and Ayin (>)
13. ‫ ד‬and ‫ר‬ Dalet (ƒ) and Resh (r)
14. ‫ ו‬and ‫ז‬ Waw (w) and Zayin (z)
15. ‫ ו‬and ‫ן‬ Waw (w) and Final Nun (n)

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,Answer Key 1: The Hebrew Alphabet 2


Transliterate the following Hebrew nouns and proper names for which only the consonants
have been given.

1. ‫עבד‬ (servant) >∫ƒ
2. ‫אדם‬ (Adam, man) <ƒm
3. ‫ארץ‬ (earth) <rß
4. ‫זהב‬ (gold) zh∫
5. ‫כּסף‬ (silver) ksº
6. ‫צדק‬ (righteousness) ߃q
7. ‫חדשׁ‬ (month) ˙ƒ¡
8. ‫דּבר‬ (word) d∫r
9. ‫שׁפט‬ (judge) ¡º†
10. ‫משׁכּן‬ (tabernacle) m¡kn
11. ‫אברהם‬ (Abraham) <∫rhm
12. ‫ישׂראל‬ (Israel) y∞r<l
13. ‫מלְך‬ (king) ml¬
14. ‫דּרְך‬ (road, way) dr¬
15. ‫מלאְך‬ (messenger) ml<¬

, Answer Key 2

The Hebrew Vowels
Give the name and transliterate each of the following Hebrew vowels. For the purpose of
showing the position of the vowel, each appears with the consonant ‫( בּ‬Bet).

Vowel Vowel Name Transliteration

1. ֻ‫בּ‬ Qibbuts u
2. ‫ַבּ‬ Pathach a
3. ‫ֶבּ‬ Seghol e
4. ‫ִבּ‬ Hireq i
5. ‫ֵבּ‬ Tsere ∑
6. ‫ֹבּ‬ Holem ø
7. ‫ְבּ‬ Shewa #
8. ‫ֲבּ‬ Hateph Pathach á
9. ‫ֱבּ‬ Hateph Seghol é
10. ‫ֳבּ‬ Hateph Qamets ó
11. ‫בִּי‬ Hireq Yod ª
12. ‫בּוֹ‬ Holem Waw ô
13. ‫בּוּ‬ Shureq û
14. ‫בָּי‬ Qamets Yod â
15. ‫בֵּי‬ Tsere Yod ê
16. ‫בֶּי‬ Seghol Yod ê
17. ָ‫בּ‬ Qamets å
Qamets Hatuf o




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Transliterate the following Hebrew nouns.

1. ‫אָדָם‬ (man, Adam) <åƒåm
2. ‫זָהָב‬ (gold) zåhå∫
3. ‫ֶרץ‬.ֶ‫א‬ (earth) <ereß
4. ‫דָּבָר‬ (word) då∫år
5. ‫שֹׁפֵט‬ (judge) ¡øº∑†
6. ‫עַם‬ (people) >am
7. ‫הֵיכָל‬ (temple) hê¬ål

Identify each of the following proper names in English by sounding out the consonants and
vowels of the Hebrew word. Note that an initial ‫ י‬in a Hebrew proper name is usually rendered
by the English letter “J.”
1. ‫אַבְָרהָם‬ Abraham
2. ‫שָָׂרה‬ Sarah
3. ‫שְׁמוּאֵל‬ Samuel
4. ‫אַבְשָׁלוֹם‬ Absalom
5. ‫כְּנַ>עַן‬ Canaan
6. ‫יוֹסֵף‬ Joseph
7. ‫יוֹנָה‬ Jonah
8. ‫יְהוָּדה‬ Judah
9. ‫נָתָן‬ Nathan
10. ‫יְהוֹנָתָן‬ Jonathan
11. ‫בִּנְיָמִין‬ Benjamin
12. ‫יְַרֵדּן‬ Jordan
13. ‫בֶל‬.‫ֶה‬ Abel
14. ‫יִן‬.‫ַק‬ Cain
15. ‫אַהֲרוֹן‬ Aaron
16. ‫שָׁאוּל‬ Saul
17. ‫שְׁאוֹל‬ Sheol
18. ‫עֵלִי‬ Eli
19. ‫אִיּוֹב‬ Job