How to say book in Hebrew

סֵפֶר is “book,” central for libraries, schoolbags, and StoryHebrew reading practice.

Usage

Use with לקרות and לכתוב. בית ספר literally means “book house,” i.e., school.

Without vowels

ספר

With vowels (nikud)

סֵפֶר

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לִקְרוֹא

read

lik-RO

לִכְתּוֹב

write

likh-TOV

לִלְמוֹד

learn

lil-MOD

בֵּית סֵפֶר

school

beit SE-fer

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