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This is the beginning lesson on family related vocabulary. The prerequisite lessons are the Hebrew Aleph-Bet and Greetings. Another lesson with more advanced family vocabulary is at Hebrew/Family2.

Nouns

 * אֵם : mother (f) (singular)
 * אִמָהו֗ת : mothers (f) (plural)
 * אִמָּא : mommy (f) (singular)
 * אָב : father (m) (singular)
 * אָבו֗ת : fathers (m) (plural) (Note: The ending, ו֗ת, is usually feminine-plural, but this is an exception. (It is feminine plural because in the sight of God we are considered His Bride; i.e. Israel is espoused to God)
 * אַבָּא : daddy (m) (singular)


 * בַּת : daughter (f) (singular)
 * בָּנו֗ת : daughters (f) (plural)
 * בֵּן : son (m) (singular)
 * בָּנִים : sons (m) (plural)

-- love (feminine) ahava

husband, wife

Verbs

 * אהב : love (root)

Adjectives

 * או֗הֵב : loving

Sentences

 * הוּא אָב : He is a father.
 * שָׁלוֹם אֵם : Hello, Mother.

Exercises
Translate into Hebrew:

He is my father. She is my mother. (Add "ee" at the end to say "my." Example: Hoo avee. (He is my father.)

Related Lessons

 * Hebrew/Family2
 * Hebrew/People

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