Begadkefat - בגדכפ״ת

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1. Reference - The Six Begadkefat Letters

LetterWith DageshSoundWithout DageshSoundModern status
BetבּBבVActive
GimelגּGגGMerged
DaletדּDדDMerged
KafכּKכKhActive
PeפּPפFActive
TavתּTתTMerged

2. Writing Practice - Write all six Begadkefat letters

3. Sort - Active or Merged?

Write each Begadkefat letter into the correct column.

ב
ג
ד
כ
פ
ת

Active (sound changes)

Merged (one sound)

4. Write the Sound - What sound does each variant make?

בּwith dagesh
בwithout dagesh
כּwith dagesh
כwithout dagesh
פּwith dagesh
פwithout dagesh
גּwith dagesh
גwithout dagesh

5. Read the Word - Write the sound of the bold letter

בַּיִתhouse - בּ = ?
טוֹבgood - ב = ?
כֶּלֶבdog - כּ = ?
בָּרוּךְblessed - ךְ = ?
פֶּרַחflower - פּ = ?
יָפֶהbeautiful - פ = ?

6. True or False

Begadkefat has six letters.
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All six still change sound in modern Hebrew.
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בּ with dagesh sounds like B.
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ת always sounds like T in modern Hebrew.
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The dagesh makes the sound softer.
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Only three Begadkefat pairs are active today.
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ג without dagesh sounds like "Gh" in modern Hebrew.
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The name "Begadkefat" comes from the six letters.
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