Ch3 Diphthong Recognition Exercise — Syllabification and Pronunciation

BBH Chapter 3 · 12 words

Instructions: For each Hebrew word, select the diphthong combination it contains, or "None — no diphthong" if it has none.
# Word Gloss Diphthong
1 בַּ֫יִת house
בַּ֫יִת house Pathach + Yod
2 שָׁמַ֫יִם heavens
שָׁמַ֫יִם heavens Pathach + Yod
3 חַי living, alive
חַי living, alive Pathach + Yod
4 גּוֹי nation
גּוֹי nation Holem + Yod
5 כְּסוּי a covering
כְּסוּי a covering Shureq + Yod
6 עָלָיו upon him
עָלָיו upon him Qamets + Yod (before Waw — the Yod quiesces; pronounced as one vowel + Waw)
7 בָּנָיו his sons
בָּנָיו his sons Qamets + Yod (before Waw — the Yod quiesces; pronounced as one vowel + Waw)
8 דָּבָר word
דָּבָר word none
9 מֶ֫לֶךְ king
מֶ֫לֶךְ king none
10 תּוֹרָה law, instruction
תּוֹרָה law, instruction none (Holem + Waw, but no Yod)
11 בָּנִים sons
בָּנִים sons none (Hireq + Yod marks a plain long i, not a diphthong)
12 שָׁלוֹם peace
שָׁלוֹם peace none