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Hebrew Alphabet
Hebrew Script
The Hebrew alphabet has 22 letters, all consonants. Like Arabic, it is written right to left. Five letters have special final forms when appearing at the end of a word.
Written right to leftLetters
| Character | Name | Romanization | Pronunciation |
|---|---|---|---|
| × | Alef | Ęž (silent) | silent glottal stop |
| × | Bet | b / v | like 'b' in 'book' or 'v' in 'van' |
| × | Gimel | g | like 'g' in 'go' |
| × | Dalet | d | like 'd' in 'dog' |
| × | He | h | like 'h' in 'hello' |
| × | Vav | v / w | like 'v' in 'van' |
| × | Zayin | z | like 'z' in 'zebra' |
| × | Chet | Ḽ | a strong 'h' from the throat |
| × | Tet | t | like 't' in 'top' |
| × | Yod | y | like 'y' in 'yes' |
| × | Kaf | k / kh | like 'k' in 'key' or 'ch' in 'loch' |
| × | Lamed | l | like 'l' in 'lamp' |
| × | Mem | m | like 'm' in 'moon' |
| × | Nun | n | like 'n' in 'night' |
| ץ | Samekh | s | like 's' in 'sun' |
| ע | Ayin | ʿ (silent) | silent in modern Hebrew |
| פ | Pe | p / f | like 'p' in 'pen' or 'f' in 'fan' |
| ׌ | Tsadi | ts | like 'ts' in 'bits' |
| ק | Qof | q / k | like 'k' in 'key' |
| ר | Resh | r | a guttural 'r' |
| ׊ | Shin | sh / s | like 'sh' in 'shoe' |
| ת | Tav | t | like 't' in 'top' |