Hebrew Aleph to Tav Writing the Aleph-Bet *photo credit michel D'anastasio 1
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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