א
ʾʾaleph
(silent, transliterated with an apostrophe)
ב
b
beth
ג
g
gimel
ד
d
daleth
ה
h
he
(pronounced “hey”)
ו
w or v
waw / vav
ז
z
zayin
ח
h
het
( pronounced “ch” as in “loch”)
ט
t
tet(a hard, emphatic “t”)
י
y
yodh
כ
k
kaph
ל
l
lamedh
מ
m
mem
נ
n
nun
ס
s
samekh
ע
ʿʿayin
(pronounced in back of throat; “ghayin”);transliterated with backward apostrophe
פ
p
pe
(pronounced, “pay”)
צ
s
sade
(“ts” sound as in “jets”)
ק
q
qoph
ר
r
resh
ש
S
sin
(“s” sound as in “seen”)
ש
S“sh” sound; shin
(“sheen”)
ת
t
taw / tav