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The Hebrew AlphabetThe Hebrew Alphabet
From Aleph to Tau
Basics of Basics of Biblical Biblical HebrewHebrew
bybyGary Patico & Gary Patico & Miles Van PeltMiles Van Pelt
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aName: Aleph
Sound: ‘
@la - “Ox”
or
“Thousand”
B bName: Beth
Sound: “Begin” or “Very”
tyB - “House”
gName: Gimmel
Sound: “Gift”
lmg - “Camel”
dName: Daleth
Sound: “Disciple”
tld - “Door”
hName: He
Sound: “House”
h - “The”
wName: Waw (vav)
Sound: “Way”
w - “And”
zName: Zayin
Sound: “Zeal”
xName: Heth
Sound: “Loch”
jx - “Terror”
jName: Teth
Sound: “Toy”
jyj - “Clay”
yName: Yodh
Sound: “You”
dy - “Hand”
$ kName: Kaph
Sound: “Keep”
@k - “Palm of the hand”
lName: Lamedh
Sound: “Listen”
dml - “Learn”
(Talmud – “Learning”)
m ~
Name: Mem
Sound: “Man”
~Wm - “Blemish or defect”
! nName: Nun
Sound: “Name”
!wn - “Increase”
sName: Samekh
Sound: “Set”
$ms - “To Lay”
[Name: ‘Ayin
Sound: (Silent)
!y[ - “Eye”
@ P p
Name: Pe
Sound: “Pray” or “Phone”
“Mouth”
# c
Name: Tsadhe
Sound: “Hits”
dc; - “Side”
qName: Qoph
Sound: “Oblique”
rName: Resh
Sound: “Ring”
var - “Head”
fName: Sin
Sound: “Sin”
vName: Shin
Sound: “Shell”
!v - “Tooth”
t TName: Taw
Sound: “Teach” or “Think”
wt - “Mark”
Some letters have a different form when at the end of the word
# c# c
$ k$ km m ~~
@ p@ p
! n! n
Begadkephat LettersBegadkephat Letters
B as in boy
bB
V as in vine
G as in God
gG
Gh as in aghast
D as in day
dD
Dh as in the
K as in king
kK
Ch as in church
P as in pastor
pP
Ph as in Phase
T as in toy
tT
Th as in thin
Daghesh LeneDaghesh Lene
Look AlikesLook Alikes
b and kg and n
h and x and t~ and s
d and r and $
Look AlikesLook Alikes
c and [w and zw and !$ and !