Hebrew Aleph to Tav

Writing the Aleph-Bet

*photo credit michel D'anastasio

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Blessed are you O LORD our G-d, King of the universe,by whose Word - and all its letters - the heavens and the

earth were made.(Psalm 33:6)

HIS-ISRAEL 2014

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Aleph

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

א a silent none

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Bet / Vet

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

בב

bfb

b as in ball v as in voice

bv

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Gimmel

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ג g g as in gate g

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Dalet

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ד d d as in dog d

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Hey

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ה h h as in hand h

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Vav

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ו v v as in voice v

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Zayin

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ז z z as in zoo z

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Chet

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ח c ch as in Bach ch

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Tet

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ט e t as in tree t

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Yod

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

י y y as in yoke y

Yod is the smallest letter of the alpeh-bet and descends no lower than halfway down toward the baseline.

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Caf / Chaf

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ככך

k<kK

k as in keych as in Bach

(chaf sofit)

kch

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Lamed

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ל l l as in lamb l

The arm of the lamed ascends over the top of the line.

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Mem

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

מם

mM

m as in moon(mem sofit)

m

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Nun

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

נן

nN

n as in name(nun sofit)

n

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Samech

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ס s s as in son s

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Ayin

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ע i silent none

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Pey / Fey

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

פפף

p9pP

p as in pennyph as in photo

(fey sofit)

pph

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Tzadi

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

צץ

xX

ts as in hats(tzadi sofit)

tz

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Kuf

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ק q k as in king k

The vertical stroke of the kuf extends below the baseline.

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Resh

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ר r r as in rabbi r

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Shin / Sin

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

שש

DS

sh as in shines as in son

shs

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Tav

Print Script Letter Sound Transliterated

ת t t as in tree t

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