Archive for the 'Aramaic' Category

15 Jun

New Aramaic Videos

I’ve made four more short videos for learning Aramaic. They are:

Aramaic vowels (vowel “points”)
Other pointing marks and their meaning
Daghesh rules
Aramaic consonant notes

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14 Jun

More Aramaic PowerPoint Files

The PowerPoint files below are also posted in the PowerPoint archive. For the required font, see the first Aramaic PowerPoint post (alphabet) or the PowerPoint archive.

Aramaic vowels (vowel pointing)
Aramaic (other pointings)
Aramaic daghesh points
Aramaic other consonant extras

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01 Jun

Aramaic, Egyptian, Ugaritic Alphabet Videos

You can click on the link to start the video–no fonts needed! Just use the pause, back, and play buttons to learn the alphabets. NO AUDIO.

Aramaic alphabet in order
Aramaic alphabet mixed
Ugaritic alphabet in order
Ugaritic alphabet mixed
Egyptian pseudo-alphabet in order
Egyptian pseudo-alphabet mixed

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20 May

Hebrew Alphabet Videos

I’ve uploaded three videos of the Hebrew alphabet:

The Hebrew alphabet in order, with audio pronunciation
The Hebrew alphabet in order, NO AUDIO (use this as an online flashcard program for learning the Hebrew alphabet)

Notice the TRANSLITERATIONS [English letter equivalents] of the Hebrew letters - they ought to be memorized. These are present in the video […]

07 May

Aramaic Alphabet PowerPoint Files

The Aramaic alphabet is the same as the Hebrew alphabet, and so these PowerPoint files are the same as the Hebrew files: Aramaic alphabet in order; Aramaic alphabet mixed. Videos are in process.

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