Hebrew/Archive/Family

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.

Vocabulary

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)

אַהֲבָה -- 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.)