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|{{IPA|/a/}}
|{{IPA|/a/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔäˈdø̃]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔäˈdø̃/}}</span>
| {{heb|אדון}}
| {{heb|אדון}}
|'lord, sir'
|'lord, sir'
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|{{IPA|/ã/}}
|{{IPA|/ã/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔãˈtsi]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔãˈtsi/}}</span>
| {{heb|אמציא}}
| {{heb|אמציא}}
|'I will invent'
|'I will invent'
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|{{IPA|/e/}}
|{{IPA|/e/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ˈʔevẽ]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ˈʔevẽ/}}</span>
| {{heb|אבן}}
| {{heb|אבן}}
|'stone'
|'stone'
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|{{IPA|/ẽ/}}
|{{IPA|/ẽ/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔẽ]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔẽ/}}</span>
| {{heb|אין}}
| {{heb|אין}}
|'there is no'
|'there is no'
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|{{IPA|/i/}}
|{{IPA|/i/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔiʃ]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔiʃ/}}</span>
| {{heb|איש}}
| {{heb|איש}}
|'man'
|'man'
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|{{IPA|/ɪ̃/}}
|{{IPA|/ɪ̃/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔɪ̃]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔɪ̃/}}</span>
| {{heb|אם}}
| {{heb|אם}}
|'if'
|'if'
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|{{IPA|/o/}}
|{{IPA|/o/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔov]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔov/}}</span>
| {{heb|אב}}
| {{heb|אב}}
|'father'
|'father'
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|{{IPA|/ɔ̃/}}
|{{IPA|/ɔ̃/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔɔ̃]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔɔ̃/}}</span>
| {{heb|עם}}
| {{heb|עם}}
|'people, nation'
|'people, nation'
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|{{IPA|/ø/}}
|{{IPA|/ø/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔøʁ]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔøʁ/}}</span>
| {{heb|אור}}
| {{heb|אור}}
|'light'
|'light'
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|{{IPA|/ø̃/}}
|{{IPA|/ø̃/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔosø̃]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔoˈsø̃/}}</span>
| {{heb|אתון}}
| {{heb|אתון}}
|'she-donkey'
|'she-donkey'
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|{{IPA|/u/}}
|{{IPA|/u/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔäduˈmo]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔäduˈmo/}}</span>
| {{heb|אדומה}}
| {{heb|אדומה}}
|'red' (f. sg.)
|'red' (f. sg.)
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|{{IPA|/ʊ̃/}}
|{{IPA|/ʊ̃/}}
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|[ʔʊ̃ˈnɔ̃]}}</span>
| <span style="font-size:120%">{{IPA|/ʔʊ̃ˈnɔ̃/}}</span>
| {{heb|אומנם}}
| {{heb|אומנם}}
|'indeed'
|'indeed'
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Revision as of 00:19, 21 January 2014

Modern Hebrew (עברית חדשה, ivris chadosho), also known as Israeli Hebrew (עברית ישראלית ivris yisre'eilis)...

Phonology

Consonants

The Hebrew word for consonants is ‘itzurį́ (עיצורים). The following table lists the Hebrew consonants and their pronunciation in IPA transcription:

Consonants
Labial Alveolar Post-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Uvular Glottal
Nasal m n
Plosive p   b t   d k   ɡ ʔ
Affricate ts        
Fricative f   v s   z ʃ   ʒ χ ʁ h    
Approximant l j w

Vowels

Israeli Hebrew has 6 oral vowels and just as many nasal vowels. Vowels tend to reduce in unstressed syllables.

Phoneme Example
/a/ /ʔäˈdø̃/ אדון 'lord, sir'
/ã/ /ʔãˈtsi/ אמציא 'I will invent'
/e/ /ˈʔevẽ/ אבן 'stone'
/ẽ/ /ʔẽ/ אין 'there is no'
/i/ /ʔiʃ/ איש 'man'
/ɪ̃/ /ʔɪ̃/ אם 'if'
/o/ /ʔov/ אב 'father'
/ɔ̃/ /ʔɔ̃/ עם 'people, nation'
/ø/ /ʔøʁ/ אור 'light'
/ø̃/ /ʔoˈsø̃/ אתון 'she-donkey'
/u/ /ʔäduˈmo/ אדומה 'red' (f. sg.)
/ʊ̃/ /ʔʊ̃ˈnɔ̃/ אומנם 'indeed'