This document provides information about the Hebrew alphabet including: - A table listing each letter of the Hebrew alphabet, its name in English and Hebrew, its printed and cursive forms, its pronunciation, and its transliteration. - It notes some letters have multiple pronunciations or transliterations depending on context. - The table provides the phonetic sounds for each letter to explain its pronunciation in English for readers unfamiliar with Hebrew.

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The Complete Hebrew Alphabet
Hebrew for Christians
Book Print Name Block Cursive Pronounced Transliteration
a Aleph a a silent letter ’ (or none)
B
b
Bet
Vet
¼b
B
¼b
b
b as in boy
no dot: v as in vine
b
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
k
$
Kaf
Khaf
¼k
k
K
¼k
k
K
k as in kite
no dot: ch as in bach
sofit form
k
kh
l Lamed L L l as in look l
m
~
Mem m
M
m
M
m as in mom
sofit form
m
n
!
Nun n
N
n
N
n as in now
sofit form
n
s Samekh x x s as in son s
[ ‘Ayin o o silent letter ‘ (or none)
P
p
@
Pey
Fey
½p
p
P
½p
p
P
p as in park
ph as in phone
sofit form
p
ph / f
c
#
Tsade c
C
c
C
ts as in nuts
sofit form
ts / tz (or c)
q Qof q q q as in queen q (or k)
r Resh r r r as in rain r
v
f
Shin
Sin
¾s
¦s
¾s
¦s
sh as in shy
s as in sun
sh (or š)
s (or S)
t Tav t t t as in tall t