Hebrew for Christians
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The Hebrew Alphabet
MARK NAME PRONOUNCED TRANSLITERATION
a Aleph Silent letter ‘ (or none)
b/B Bet / Vet b as in boy (no dot: v as in vine) b/v
g/G Gimmel g as in girl g
d/D Dalet d as in door d
h Hey h as in hay h
w Vav v as in vine; “consonantal vowel” v
z Zayin z as in zebra z
x Chet ch as in Bach ch (or h)
j Tet t as in time t
y Yod y as in yes; “consonantal vowel” y
$/k/K Kaf/Khaf * k as in kite (no dot: ch as in bach) k / kh
l Lamed l as in look l
~/m Mem * m as in mom (sofit form) m
!/n Nun * n as in now (sofit form) n
s Samekh s as in son s
[ Ayin Silent letter ‘ (or none)
@/p/P Pey/Fey * p as in park (no dot: ph as in phone) p / ph
#/c Tzade * ts as in nuts (sofit form) ts / tz
q Qof q as in queen k (or q)
r Resh r as in rain r
f/v Shin/Sin sh as in shy (s as in sun) sh / s
t/T Tav t as in tall t
* Has a different form when it occurs at the end of a word (sofit).