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Chapter 1 - Vocabulary Only
Avraham 1,
Aharon 2,
David 2
21  cards
Chapter 3 - Vowels and Syllable Prefernces
Short vowels 1,
Long vowels 2,
Vocal shewa and reduced vowels 3
3  cards
Chapter 4 - Endingless female nouns
Eretz 1,
Yad 2,
Nefesh 3
10  cards
Chapter 4: Pluralization - No Change
Hebrew transliteration shir 1,
Hebrew transliteration ot 2,
Hebrew transliteration rechov 3
4  cards
Chapter 4: Rules of Shewa
When two vocal shewas appear toge...,
A vocal shewa cannot precede a gu...
2  cards
Chapter 4: alter consonantal stem when plural
Hebrew transliteration yom 1,
Hebrew transliteration ish 2,
Hebrew transliteration ishah 3
4  cards
Chapter 4: Pluralization -segholate nouns
Segholate nouns typically have tw...,
Hebrew transliteration cherev 2,
Hebrew transliteration nefesh 3
8  cards
Chapter 4: Nouns with irregular endings
Hebrew transliteration av gender ...,
Hebrew transliteration shem gende...,
Hebrew transliteration shanah gen...
5  cards
Chapter 4: Pluralization - Masculine Nouns ending with sehol he
Hebrew transliteration sadeh 1,
Hebrew transliteration ma aseh 2,
Hebrew transliteration machaneh 3
3  cards
Chapter 4: Pluralization - propretonic reduction
Hebrew transliteration anan 1,
Hebrew transliteration chatzer 2,
Hebrew transliteration kochav 3
6  cards
Chapter 4 - Masculine / Feminine - Singular and Plural
Sus susim 1,
Melech melachim 2,
Davar devarim 3
15  cards
Chapter 5 Vocab: Def & Conjunction
Hebrew transliteration esh 1,
Hebrew transliteration heikal 2,
Hebrew transliteration zahav 3
19  cards
Chapter 6 - Vocab Only
Pronunciation achar 1,
Pronunciation el 2,
Pronunciation et 2
19  cards
Chapter 8
Pronouns
57  cards
Chapter 8 - Vocab Only
Anachnu 1,
Ani 2,
Anokhi 3
20  cards
Chapter 9 - Vocab Only
Anaf 1,
Bakar 2,
Boqer 3
20  cards
Chapter 9 - Masc Noun Pronominal Suffix
Hebrew transliteration susi suffi...,
Hebrew transliteration sus cha su...,
Hebrew transliteration susech suf...
20  cards
Chapter 9 - Fem Noun Pronominal Suffix
Hebrew transliteration torati suf...,
Hebrew transliteration torat cha ...,
Hebrew transliteration toratech s...
20  cards
Chapter 9 - Masc Noune House - בַּיִת
House - בַּיִת
20  cards
Chapter 6 - Inseparable Prepositions
Pronunciation basadeh 1,
Pronunciation basadeh 2,
Pronunciation ba aretz 3
12  cards
Chapter 6 - Prepositions (separable)
Pronunciation bechutz hahar 1,
Pronunciation ad hayam 2,
Pronunciation bechutz ha ir 3
15  cards
Chapter 4: Dual in form but singular in translation
Hebrew transliteration shamayim 1,
Hebrew transliteration mitzrayim 2,
Hebrew transliteration mayim 3
4  cards
Chapter 7 - Vocab Only
Adjectives
19  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjective Noun Combo 1/3
Gadol great big large 1,
Gadol great big large 2,
Gadol great big large 3
20  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjective Noun Combo 2/3
Yashar upright just 1,
Yashar upright just 2,
Yashar upright just 3
18  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjective Noun Combo 3/3
Qarov near close 1,
Qarov near close 2,
Qarov near close 2
18  cards
Chapter 10 - Examples and Definitions
Pronunciation kol ha ish 1,
Pronunciation melech ha aretz 2,
Pronunciation ben david 3
23  cards
Chapter 10 - Vocabulary and Example
Pronunciation even 1,
Pronunciation oyev 2,
Pronunciation berit 2
17  cards
Chapter 10 - Noun endings
Vowel reduction in closed syllabl...,
Vowel reduction in open syllables 2,
Vowel reduction and the first rul...
8  cards
Chapter 11 - Vocab only - Numbers
Amah pronunciation ah mah 1,
Orech pronunciation oh rekh 2,
Chatzi pronunciation khah tzee 2
20  cards
Chapter 12 - Vocabulary
Akal 1,
Amar 2,
Hayah 3
18  cards
Chapter 13 - Qal Perfect paradigm of the Strong Verb
Ka tal sufformative none 1,
Ka t lah ah 2,
Ka tal ta 3
9  cards
Chapter 13 - Vocabulary Only
Pronunciation baruch 1,
Pronunciation chazak 2,
Pronunciation zakar 2
16  cards
Chapter 14 - Vocabulary Only
Bo 1,
Banah 2,
Yalad 3
18  cards
Chapter 13: Gather Qal Perfect Paradigm
Ka vats 1,
Ka v tsa h 2,
Ka vats ta 3
9  cards
Chapter 13: to keep Qal Perfect Paradigm
Sha mar 1,
Sha m ra h 2,
Sha mar ta 3
9  cards
Chapter 13: to write Qal Perfect Paradigm
Ka tav 1,
Ka t va h 2,
Ka tav ta 3
9  cards
Chapter 13: to dwell
Ya shav 1,
Ya sh va h 2,
Ya shav ta 3
9  cards
Chapter 15 - Vocab Only
Aya 1,
Yakol 2,
Karat 2
16  cards
Chapter 4: Pluralization - Geminate Nouns
Geminate nouns 1,
Hebrew transliteration am 2,
Hebrew transliteration chetz 3
4  cards
Chapter 5 - Definite article
In hebrew a noun is made definite...,
Indefinite noun melech a king 2,
Indefinite noun mizbeach an altar 2
6  cards
Chapter 5 - Definite Article Previxed to Begadkephat Consonants
In hebrew words that begin with a...,
Indefinite noun bayit a house 2
2  cards
Chapter 5 - Definite Article Prefixed to Gutteral Consonants
Rule compensatory lengthening 1,
When a definite article is added ...,
Rule irregular seghol vowel 2
4  cards
Chapter 5 - Definitive Article Rule of sqnmlway
Rule sqnmlwy consonants 1,
Indefinite noun boys 2,
Indefinite noun spies 3
3  cards
Chapter 5 - Definitive Article Summary
Basic form prefix ha with dagesh ...,
Virtual doubling g when or is the...,
Begadkephat words with initial be...
6  cards
Chapter 5 - The Conjunction
Basic form before most consonants...
1  cards
Chapter 5 - The Conjunction ו Before ב, מ, or פ
Before or 1,
Between 2,
A king 3
4  cards
Chapter 5 - The Conjunction ו Before Vocal Shewa
The conjunction before vocal shewa 1,
Young men 2,
Books 3
4  cards
Chapter 5: The Conjunction ו Before Hateph Vowels
The conjunction before hateph vow...,
Sickness 2,
Truth 3
3  cards
Chapter 5: The Conjunction ו Before Accented Syllables
The conjunction before accented s...,
Sheep 2,
Bread 3
3  cards
Chapter 5 - The Conjunction Summary
Basic form the conjunction is spe...,
Before or the bump consonants the...,
Before consonants with a vocal sh...
5  cards
Chapter 16 - Vocab Only
Ga al 1,
Yarash 2,
Yasaf 2
15  cards
Chapter 6 - Three Types of Prepositions
Independent a standalone word tha...,
Maqqef a preposition joined to th...,
Inseparable a preposition that is...
3  cards
Chapter 6: Spelling of inseparable prepositions
Before most consonants the insepa...,
Before a hateph vowel the insepar...,
Before consonants with vocal shew...
4  cards
Chapter 6: Spelling of the preposition מִן
Maqqef when connected by a hyphen 1,
Prefixed directly attached to the...,
Begadkephat attached to nouns beg...
6  cards
Chapter 6 - Definite Direct Object Marker
The definite direct object marker...,
2,
Example 2
4  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjectives - Propretonic Reduction
Propretonic reduction 1,
Gadol great 2,
Chacham wise 3
3  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjectives - Ending in Sehol He
Seghol he 1,
Kasheh difficult 2
2  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjectives - Geminate
Geminate 1,
Rav many great 2,
Ra 3
3  cards
Chapter 7 - Adjectives - Attributive Use
The adjective modifies a noun and...,
Ish tov 2,
Ha ish hatov 3
5  cards
Chapter 8 - Independent Personal Pronouns
3ms hu 1,
3fs hi 2,
2fs at 3
16  cards
Chapter 8 - Demonstrative Pronouns
Ms zeh 1,
Fs zot 2,
Mp eleh 3
8  cards
Chapter 8 - Demonstrative Adjective
Demonstrative adjective 1,
Ha ish hazeh 2,
Ha ishah hazot 2
6  cards
Chapter 8 - Demonstrative Pronoun
Demonstrative pronoun 1,
Zeh ha ish 2,
Zot ha ishah 3
5  cards
Chapter 8 - Relative Pronouns
Interrogative pronouns are used t...,
Mi 2,
Mah 3
9  cards
Chapter 8 - Interrogative Particle
Interrogative particle 1,
The form is used before most cons...,
The form is used before gutturals...
14  cards
Chapter 8 - Interrogative Particle: Top 10
Ha 1,
Mah 2,
Mi 3
10  cards
Chapter 9 - Pronominal Suffixes
With nouns possessive 1,
With prepositions objective 2,
With the definite direct object m...
3  cards
Chapter 9 - Pronominal Suffixes: Masculine Nouns
0  cards
Chapter 9 - Pronominal Suffixes: Feminine Nouns
0  cards

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