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Hebrew Consonants Vowels

The document summarizes the Hebrew alphabet by listing the 22 consonants and pointing out their names, transliterations, and examples of words they appear in. It also lists the vowel point symbols and provides the names and transliterations of the main vowels as well as examples of how each vowel sounds in English. The summary provides an overview of the core components of the Hebrew alphabet.

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Hebrew Consonants Vowels

The document summarizes the Hebrew alphabet by listing the 22 consonants and pointing out their names, transliterations, and examples of words they appear in. It also lists the vowel point symbols and provides the names and transliterations of the main vowels as well as examples of how each vowel sounds in English. The summary provides an overview of the core components of the Hebrew alphabet.

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Hebrew alphabet:

Consonants Vowels
Letter Name of Letter Transliteration As in… Symbol Name of Vowel Transliteration
‫א‬ aleph ʾ (closed single quotation mark) (silent glottal stop) ◌ַ patakh, furtive patakh a
‫ב‬ beth b bat ◌ָ qamets ā as in ‘father’
‫ג‬ gimel g gap ‫ָ◌ה‬ final qamets he â
‫ד‬ daleth d dog ◌ֶ segol e as in ‘pet’
‫ה‬ he h hay ◌ֵ tsere ē as in ‘they’
‫ו‬ vav w vat ‫ֵ◌י‬ tsere yod ê
‫ز‬ zayin z zoo ◌ִ hireq i as in ‘hit’
‫ח‬ ḥeth ḥ Bach ‫ִ◌י‬ hireq yod î as in ‘been’
‫ט‬ ṭet ṭ type ◌ָ qamets hatuph o
‫י‬ yod y yell ֹ holem ō as in ‘no’
‫ ך‬,‫כ‬ kaph, final kaph k keg ‫וֹ‬ full holem ô
‫ל‬ lamedh l lima ◌ֻ qibbuts u as in ‘tool’
‫ ם‬,‫מ‬ mem, final mem m map ‫וּ‬ shureq û
‫ ן‬,‫נ‬ nun, final nun n now ◌ֳ hateph qamets ŏ as in ‘offénsive’
‫ס‬ samekh s saw ◌ֲ hateph patakh ă as in ‘arithmétic’
‫ע‬ ayin ʿ (open single quotation mark) (rough glottal stop) ◌ֱ hateph segol ĕ as in ‘enough’
‫ ף‬,‫פ‬ pe, final pe p part ◌ְ vocal shewa e as in ‘uh’
‫ ץ‬,‫צ‬ tsadhe, final tsadhe ts or ṣ hats ◌ּ daghesh or mapiq
if daghesh preceded by vowel,
double the consonant
qoph q key
‫ר‬ resh r run
‫שׂ‬ sin ś sun
‫שׁ‬ shin sh or š shape
‫ת‬ taw t tip

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