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Hebrew · The Vowels

Vowel Mastery

The nikud — the points and dashes that voice the letters. Learn them as a chart, then drill them against the clock.

אַ
Patach
A
אָ
Kamatz
A
אֶ
Segol
E
אֵ
Tzeireh
E
אִ
Chirik
I
אֹ
Cholam
O
אֻ
Kubutz
U
וּ
Shuruk
U
אְ
Sheva
(e)
אֲ
Chataf-Patach
A
אֱ
Chataf-Segol
E
אֳ
Chataf-Kamatz
O

Shown on the letter Aleph (א) for reference. Many vowels share a sound — kamatz and patach both say “A” — so a card may have more than one right answer.