my first hebrew word book

choref
winter
;¤rIj
kayitz
summer
.¦h©e
aviv
spring
ch ¦c¨t
stav
fall
u¨,§x
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Pépi Marzel
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Text copyright © 2005 by Judye Groner and Madeline Wikler
Illustrations copyright © 2005 by Pépi Marzel
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Groner, Judyth Saypol.
My first Hebrew word book / by Judye Groner and Madeline
Wikler ;
illustrated by Pepi Marzel.
p. cm.
eISBN: 1-58013-238-3
1. Picture dictionaries, Hebrew Juvenile literature. 2. Picture
dictionaries, English Juvenile literature. 3. Hebrew
language Dictionaries, Juvenile English. 4. English
language Dictionaries, Juvenile Hebrew. I. Wikler, Madeline,
1943- II.
Marzel, Pepi. III. Title.
PJ4838.G76 2005
492.4'321 dc22
2004013504
Manufactured in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 – DP – 10 09 08 07 06 05
Key to Transliteration
A: as in car
E: as in bed
O: as in oh
I: as in see
U: as in boot
Ei as in hay
Tz: as in ritz

Ch: as in Bach
Note: Hebrew numbers have feminine and masculine forms.
Because young children generally learn to count in the
feminine form, we have used that in this book.
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ani
I

h¦b£t
i
einayim
eyes
o¦h©bh¥g
beten
tummy
i¤y¤C
guf
body
;UD
raglayim
legs
o¦h©k§d©r
yadayim
hands
o¦h ©s¨h
panim
face
oh¦b¨P
sei’ar
hair

r¨g¥«a
peh
mouth
v¤P
oznayim
ears
o¦h©b§z¨t
af
nose
;©t
rosh
head
a«t«r
mishpachah
family
v¨j¨P§a«¦n
chatul
cat
saba
grandpa
savta
grandma
ach
brother
dod
uncle
kU,¨j
sIS
j¨t
t¨T§c©xt¨C©x

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dodah
aunt
tinok
baby
ima
mother
aba
father
achot
sister
v¨sIS
eIbh ¦T t¨N¦t
t¨C©t
,Ij¨t
5
b’gadim
clothes
oh ¦s¨d§C
6
na’alayim
shoes
michnasayim
pants
s’veder
sweater
chultzah
shirt
kolav
hanger

o¦h©k£g©b
o¦h ©x¨b§f¦n
r¤s¤u§x v¨m§kUj c¨kIe
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chatza’it
skirt
kova
hat
m’eel
jacket
r’ee
mirror
garbayim
socks
,h ¦t¨m£j o¦h©C§r©D
b
h¦t§rkh ¦g§ng©cIF
k
bayit
house
,¦h©C
8
gag
roof
chalon
window
delet
door
gader
fence

tzipor
bird
d©D
iIK ©j
,¤k ¤S r¥s¨D rIP ¦m
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deshe
grass
p’rachim
flowers
etz
tree
tevat do’ar
mailbox
madregot
steps
t¤a«¤S
,Id ¥r§s©nr©t«S , ©c¥T.¥goh ¦j¨r§P
chadar orchim
living room
oh ¦j§rIt r ©s£j
10
shulchan
table
i¨j§k ªa«
sapah
sofa

v¨P©x
shatiach

rug
©jh ¦y¨a«
machshev
computer
c¥a«§j©n
telefon
telephone
iIp¤k ¤y
televizya
television
v¨h§zh¦u¤k ¤y
mitbach
kitchen
j¨C§y¦n
sakin
knife
ih ¦F©x
mazleg
fork
d¥k §z©n
capit
spoon
,h ¦P©F
siyr
pot
rh ¦x
tanur
oven
rUB ©T
m’karer

refrigerator
r¥r¨e§n
11
beit sefer
school
r¤p¥x ,h¥C
12
talmidim
students
oh ¦sh ¦n§k ©T
n’yar
paper
r¨h§b
misparayim
scissors
o¦h ©r¨P§x¦n
gir
chalk
rh¦D
yalkut
bookbag
yUe§k©h
s’farim
books
oh ¦r¨p§x
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kisei
chair
t¥X¦F
iparon

pencil
iIr¨P¦g
shulchan
desk
i¨j§k ªa«
tz’va’im
crayons
oh ¦g¨c§m
lu’ach
chalkboard
©jUk
morah
teacher
v¨rIn
migrash mis’chakim
playground
oh ¦e¨j§«a ¦n a« ©r§d¦n
afifon
kite
kadur
ball
magleshah
slide
y’ladim
children
argaz chol
sandbox
iIph ¦p£g
kIj z¨D§r©toh ¦s¨k §hv¨a«¥k §d©n
rUS©F

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ofanayim
bicycle
nadnedah
swing
galgiliyot
roller skates
chevel k’fitzah
jump rope
safsal
bench
o¦h©B©pIt v¨s¥b§s©b
,Ih¦K¦D§k©D
v¨mh ¦p§e k¤c¤j k¨x§p©x
15
ir
city
rh ¦g
otobus
bus
r’chov
street
masa’it
truck
m’chonit
car
misadah
restaurant
xUCIyIt
v¨s¨g§x¦n

,h¦bIf §n
,h ¦t«¨A©n
cIj §r
16
binyan
building
ramzor
traffic light
matos
airplane
chanut
store
sifriyah
library
i¨h§b¦C
rIz §n©r xIy ¨n ,Ub£j
v¨H¦r§p¦x
17
makolet
grocery
,¤kIF ©n
18
oogiyot
cookies
chalav
milk
tapu’ach adamah
potato
v¨n¨s£t ©jUP ©Tc¨k ¨j,Ih¦dUg
agvaniyah

tomato
lechem
bread
v¨h¦b¨c§d©g o¤j¤k
19
agalah
shopping cart
beitzim
eggs
oaf
chicken
v¨k¨d£g oh ¦mh¥C
;Ig

tapu’ach
apple
tapuz
orange
©jUP ©T
zUP ©T
z’man shenah
bedtime
v¨b¥a« i ©n§z
mitah
bed
s’michah
blanket
karit
pillow
m’norah

lamp
sefer
book
v¨Y¦n
r¤p¥xv¨rIb §n,h ¦r¨Fv¨fh ¦n§«a
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21
sha’on
clock
aron
closet
dubon
teddy bear
yare’ach
moon
kochavim
stars
iIg ¨a« iIr¨t iIC ªS ©j¥r¨h oh ¦c¨fIF
z’man rachtzah
bathtime
v¨m§j©r i ©n§z
sabon
soap
oniyah
boat
bu’ot
bubbles
ambatya
bathtub
mayim

water
iIC ©x
o¦h©n
v¨h§y©C§n©t
,IgUC v¨H¦b¢t
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magevet
towel
mivreshet shinayim
toothbrush
aslah
toilet
kiyor
sink
mivreshet se’ar
hairbrush
,¤c¤D©n ,¤a« ¤r§c¦n
o¦h©B¦a«
v¨k §x©t rIh¦F r¨g¥«a , ¤a« ¤r§c¦n
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