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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