Hebrew Alphabet

Hebrew consonants

א

aleph

a

(mute)

1

בּ

bet

b

b

boat

ב

vet

v

v

vacancy

2

ג

gimel

g

g

gamble

3

ד

dalet

d

d

doctor

4

ה

heh

h

h

hope

5

ו

vav

v

v

void

6

ז

zain

z

z

zebra

7

ח

khe

ch

r (german ch)

bach

8

ט

tet

t

t

toast

9

י

yod

y

y

yes

10

כּ

kaf

k

k

kibbutz

500

כ

kaf

kh

kh (spanish j)

Juan

20

ך

kaf (final)

kh

kh (spanish j)

Juan

ל

lamed

l

l

loaf

30

מ

mem

m

m

mobile

40

ם

mem (final)

m

m

mother

600

נ

nun

n

n

noble

50

ן

nun (final)

n

n

nature

700

ס

samekh

s

s

soap

60

ע

ayin

'

' (guttural stop)

70

פּ

pe

p

p

pear

800

פ

fe

f

f

fabric

80

ף

fe (final)

f

f

fabric

צ

tsadi

ts

ts

its

90

ץ

tsadi (final)

ts

ts

bits

900

ק

qof

k

k

kid

100

ר

resh

r

r

Paris

200

ש

shin

sh

sh

shade

300

שׂ

sin

s

s

sober

ת

tav

t

t

tablet

400

Long vowels

Pronunciation

ָ

kamats gadol

symbol under letter

a

ֵ

tsere

symbol under letter

e

ִ

chiriq gadol

symbol under previous letter

i

ֹ

cholam

symbol above letter

o

וֹ

cholam

dot above letter vav

o

וּ

shuruk

dot inside letter vav

ou

Short vowels

Pronunciation

ַ

pattach

symbol under letter

a

ֶ

seggol

symbol under letter

e

ִ

chirik

symbol under letter

i

ֻ

kubbuts

symbol under letter

u