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ORIGINALRH-013
Hebrew Letters · The Hebrew Letters
Dalet
RH-013HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
ד
Transliterationdalet
Plain meaningDalet
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Dalet
Dalet is especially important to learn visually because it can resemble ר, Resh. In many square Hebrew fonts, Dalet has a stronger projecting upper corner while Resh is more rounded. Learn the actual shape rather than guessing from a familiar word.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
dalet
READINGApproved transliteration
Dalet
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
דָּבָר — davar — word/thing · דֶּרֶךְ — derekh — way/road
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