א ← ב
ORIGINALRH-001
Hebrew Letters · Reading Direction
Hebrew moves from right to left
RH-001HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
א ← ב
Transliterationalef ← bet
Plain meaningHebrew is read from right to left.
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Hebrew moves from right to left
Hebrew begins on the right side of a word or line and moves toward the left. Your eyes should travel in the same direction as the letters. Vowel points and cantillation marks may appear above, below, or inside letters, but they do not change the direction of reading. Do not reverse a Hebrew word into English order. Start at the right edge and let the Hebrew remain in its own written order.
HEAR THIS LESSONListen to the full public explanation.Teacher narration is separate from original-language pronunciation.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
alef ← bet
READINGApproved transliteration
Hebrew is read from right to left.
MEANINGHebrew
Highlight the rightmost letter first, then animate the reading direction toward the left.
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
אָב · אוֹר · מֶלֶךְ
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