The Hebrew Alphabet

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THE HEBREW ALPHABET

Sounds Like . . .	[Letter Number] Name	Hebrew Letter
Silent	[1] Alef	a
B	[2] Bet	B
V	[2] Vet	b
G (as in "Get")	[3] Gimel	g
D	[4] Dalet	d
H (normally silent at the end of a word when not voweled)	[5] Hay	h
V	[6] Vav	w
Z	[7] Zayin	z
CH (as in the Hebrew word "challah" or Sabbath bread)	[8] Chet	x
T	[9] Tet	j
Y	[10] Yood (Yod)	y
K	[11] Kaf	K
CH (as in the Hebrew word "challah" or Sabbath bread)	[11] Chaf	k
CH (as in the Hebrew word "challah" or Sabbath bread)	[11] Final Chaf (a Chaf at the end of a word)	$
L	[12] Lamed	l
M	[13] Mem	m
M	[13] Final Mem (a Mem at the end of a word)	~
N	[14] Nun	n
N	[14] Final Nun (a Nun at the end of a word)	!
S	[15] Samech	s
Silent	[16] Ayin	[
P	[17] Pay	P
F	[17] Fay	p
F	[17] Final Fay (a Fay at the end of a word)	@
Ts	[18] Tsadee	c
Ts	[18] Final Tsadee (a Tsadee at the end of a word)	#
K	[19] Koof (Kof)	q
R	[20] Resh	r
Sh	[21] Shin	v
S	[21] Sin	f
T	[22] Tav	t

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