Hebrew for Christians

The Complete Hebrew Alphabet

Book Print Name Block Cursive Pronounced Transliteration
a Aleph a a silent letter ’ (or none)
B Bet ¼b ¼ b b as in boy b
b Vet B b no dot: v as in vine v

g Gimmel g g g as in girl g
d Dalet d d d as in door d
h Hey h h h as in hay h
w Vav u u v as in vine; “consonantal vowel” v
z Zayin z z z as in zebra z
x Chet H H ch as in Bach ch (or H)
j Tet T T t as in time t (or †)
y Yod y y y as in yes; “consonantal vowel” y
K Kaf ¼k ¼k k as in kite k
k Khaf k k no dot: ch as in bach kh
$ K K sofit form

l Lamed L L l as in look l
m Mem m m m as in mom m
~ M M sofit form
n Nun n n n as in now n
! N N sofit form
s Samekh x x s as in son s
[ ‘Ayin o o silent letter ‘ (or none)
P Pey ½p ½p p as in park p
p Fey p p ph as in phone ph / f
@ P P sofit form
c Tsade c c ts as in nuts ts / tz (or c)
# C C sofit form
q Qof q q q as in queen q (or k)

r Resh r r r as in rain r

v Shin ¾ s ¾ s sh as in shy sh (or š)

f Sin ¦ s ¦ s s as in sun s (or S)
t Tav t t t as in tall t

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