בְּרֵאשִׁית
ORIGINALRH-096
Vowels & Reading · Sound Units, Stress, Meteg, and Maqaf
Sheva inside a real word
RH-096HebrewMasoretic vocalization and word reading
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
בְּרֵאשִׁית
Transliterationbereshit
Plain meaningat/in the beginning
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Sheva inside a real word
The opening Bet carries sheva in בְּרֵאשִׁית. In the course's selected reading tradition it is heard with a short vowel in the opening syllable, be-. This is a better way to learn sheva than pretending that the two-dot sign always has one fixed sound. Later examples will show silent and tradition-sensitive cases.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
bereshit
READINGApproved transliteration
at/in the beginning
MEANINGHebrew
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