The Hebrew Alphabet The Hebrew Alphabet From Aleph to Tau
Dec 31, 2015
The Hebrew AlphabetThe Hebrew Alphabet
From Aleph to Tau
Basics of Basics of Biblical Biblical HebrewHebrew
bybyGary Patico & Gary Patico & Miles Van PeltMiles Van Pelt
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aName: Aleph
Sound: ‘
@la - “Ox”
or
“Thousand”
B bName: Beth
Sound: “Begin” or “Very”
tyB - “House”
gName: Gimmel
Sound: “Gift”
lmg - “Camel”
dName: Daleth
Sound: “Disciple”
tld - “Door”
hName: He
Sound: “House”
h - “The”
wName: Waw (vav)
Sound: “Way”
w - “And”
zName: Zayin
Sound: “Zeal”
xName: Heth
Sound: “Loch”
jx - “Terror”
jName: Teth
Sound: “Toy”
jyj - “Clay”
yName: Yodh
Sound: “You”
dy - “Hand”
$ kName: Kaph
Sound: “Keep”
@k - “Palm of the hand”
lName: Lamedh
Sound: “Listen”
dml - “Learn”
(Talmud – “Learning”)
m ~
Name: Mem
Sound: “Man”
~Wm - “Blemish or defect”
! nName: Nun
Sound: “Name”
!wn - “Increase”
sName: Samekh
Sound: “Set”
$ms - “To Lay”
[Name: ‘Ayin
Sound: (Silent)
!y[ - “Eye”
@ P p
Name: Pe
Sound: “Pray” or “Phone”
“Mouth”
# c
Name: Tsadhe
Sound: “Hits”
dc; - “Side”
qName: Qoph
Sound: “Oblique”
rName: Resh
Sound: “Ring”
var - “Head”
fName: Sin
Sound: “Sin”
vName: Shin
Sound: “Shell”
!v - “Tooth”
t TName: Taw
Sound: “Teach” or “Think”
wt - “Mark”
Some letters have a different form when at the end of the word
# c# c
$ k$ km m ~~
@ p@ p
! n! n
Begadkephat LettersBegadkephat Letters
B as in boy
bB
V as in vine
G as in God
gG
Gh as in aghast
D as in day
dD
Dh as in the
K as in king
kK
Ch as in church
P as in pastor
pP
Ph as in Phase
T as in toy
tT
Th as in thin
Daghesh LeneDaghesh Lene
Look AlikesLook Alikes
b and kg and n
h and x and t~ and s
d and r and $
Look AlikesLook Alikes
c and [w and zw and !$ and !