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Charts Hebrew

The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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Charts Hebrew

The document contains 3 charts that describe the Hebrew alphabet and vowels. Chart 1 lists each letter of the Hebrew alphabet and provides the English equivalent sound. Chart 2 describes the Hebrew vowel points or niqqud, including short and long vowels. It provides examples of each vowel combined with the letter bet. Chart 3 explains the rules for pronouncing the sh'va, a vowel point that can be either vocalized or silent depending on its placement and context in a word.

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Chart - 1: HEBREW ALPHABETS

Alphabet Form English Sound /


Pronunciation
BGDKPT Final Equivalent Phonetic

‫א‬ Aleph ʼ x No Sound


‫ּב‬ ‫ב‬ Beth b, bh 'b' as in boy
‫ּג‬ ‫ג‬ Gimel g, gh 'g' as in God
‫ּד‬ ‫ד‬ Dalet d, dh 'd' as in day
‫ה‬ He h 'h' as in hay
‫ו‬ Waw w 'w' as in way
‫ז‬ Zayin z 'z' as in Zion
‫ח‬ Het ch / ḥ 'ch' as in bach
‫ט‬ Tet ṭ 't' as in toy
‫י‬ Yodh y 'y' as in yes
‫כ‬ ‫ך‬ Kap k, kh 'k' as in king
‫ל‬ Lamed l 'l' as in lion
‫מ‬ ‫ם‬ Mem m 'm' as in mother
‫נ‬ ‫ן‬ Nun n 'n' as in nun
‫ס‬ Samek s 's' as in sin
‫ע‬ Ayin ʻ x No Sound
‫ּפ‬ ‫פ‬ ‫ף‬ Pe p, ph 'p' as in pastor
‫צ‬ ‫ץ‬ Tsade ṣ / ts 'ts' as in boots
'k' as in king
‫ק‬ Qof q/ḳ
'q' as in queen
‫ר‬ Res r 'r' as in run
‫ש‬ Sin ŝ 's' as in sin
‫ש‬ Shin š 'sh' as in ship
‫ּת‬ ‫ת‬ Taw t, th 't' as in toy
Chart - 2: VOWELS

SHORT VOWELS

Combination with ‫ב‬ Example


English Tamil Hindi
Form Vowel
Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Sound /
Letter Form Word Pronunciation
Phonetic

ַ‫ב‬ pathaḥ a அ अ ַ‫ב‬ bha ‫ּבַ ת‬ bath

ֶ‫ב‬ Seghôl e எ ए ֶ‫ב‬ bhe ‫ֶ֫ ֶמלְֶך‬ melek

ִ‫ב‬ Short Ḥîreq i இ इ ִ‫ב‬ bhi ‫ִמן‬ min

‫ֻב‬ Qibbûs o உ उ ‫ֻב‬ bhu ‫מ ְֻשׁלְָך‬ mušlāke

Qāmeṣ
ָ‫ב‬ u ஒ ओ ָ‫ב‬ bho ‫חָ כְ מָ ה‬ ḥokhmāh
Ḥāṭûph
LONG VOWELS

Combination with ‫ב‬ Example


English Tamil Hindi
Form Vowel
Equivalent Equivalent Equivalent Sound /
Letter Form Word Pronunciation
Phonetic

ָ‫ב‬ Qāmeṣ ā ஆ आ ָ‫ב‬ bhā ‫דָ בָ ר‬ dābār

ֵ‫ב‬ Ṣērê ē ஏ ए (long) ֵ‫ב‬ bhē ‫אֵ ל‬ ēl

‫בֵ י‬ Ṣērê Yôdh ê ஏ ए (long) ‫בֵ י‬ bhê ‫הֵ יכָל‬ hêkhāl

‫ִבי‬ Long Ḥîreq î ஈ ई ‫בִ י‬ bhî ‫ִאישׁ‬ îš

‫בוּ‬ Šûreq û ஊ ऊ ‫בוּ‬ bhû ‫יְ שׁוּעָ ה‬ yešûʻāh

ֹ‫ב‬ Ḥôlem ō ஓ ओ (long) ֹ‫ב‬ bhō ‫חֹ ק‬ ḥōq

Ḥôlem
‫בוֹ‬ ô ஓ ओ (long) ‫בוֹ‬ bhô ‫יוֹנָה‬ yônāh
Wôw
Chart - 3: šewāʼ CHART

šewāʼ

Single šewāʼ Double šewāʼ

*First šewāʼ - SILENT

*Second šewāʼ - VOCAL

šewāʼ šewāʼ
at First Letter at Middle Letter

- VOCAL

- FULLY PRONOUNCED

šewāʼ šewāʼ
after Short Vowel after Long Vowel

- VOCAL

- FULLY PRONOUNCED

šewāʼ šewāʼ
with Daghes Forte without Daghes Forte

- VOCAL - SILENT

- FULLY PRONOUNCED - HALF PRONOUNCED

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