Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet has 22 basic letters. It is primarily composed of consonants because vowels are the later addition to transcribe correct pronunciation.
Vocabulary
Word | Meaning |
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א | - (ʼalef) |
ב ,בּ | b (bet), v (vet) |
גּ ,ג | g (gimel) |
דּ ,ד | d (dalet) |
ה | h (he) |
ו | w (vav) |
ז | z (zayin) |
ח | h (het) |
ט | t (tet) |
י | y (yod) |
ך ,כ ,כּ | k (kaf), ch (chaf) |
ל | l (lamed) |
ם ,מ | m (mem) |
ן ,נ | n (nun) |
ס | s (samech) |
ע | - (ʻayin) |
ף ,פ ,פּ | p (pe), f (phe) |
ץ ,צ | ts (tsadi) |
ק | q (qof) |
ר | r (resh) |
שׁ ,שׂ | s (sin), sh (shin) |
תּ ,ת | t (tav) |