The Hebrew Alphabet
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| Hebrew name | Square (Assyrian or Aramaic) script | Paleo-Hebrew form | Sound | Traditional transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aleph | א |
|
glottal stop | ’ |
| Beth | ב |
|
b | b |
| Gimel | ג |
|
g | g |
| Daleth | ד |
|
d | d |
| He | ה |
|
h | h |
| Waw | ו |
|
w | w |
| Zayin | ז |
|
s | z |
| Heth | ח |
|
ch (“loch”) | ḥ |
| Teth | ט |
|
t | Ỗ |
| Yod | י |
|
y | y |
| Kaph | ך ,כ |
|
k | k |
| Lamedh | ל |
|
l | l |
| Mem | ם ,מ |
|
m | m |
| Nun | ן ,נ |
|
n | n |
| Samekh | ס |
|
s | s |
| Ayin | ע |
|
– | ‘ |
| Pe | ף ,פ |
|
p | p |
| Tsadhe | ץ ,צ |
|
ts | ṣ |
| Qoph | ק |
|
q | q |
| Resh | ר |
|
r | r |
| Sin | שׂ |
|
s | ś |
| Shin | שׁ |
|
sh | š |
| Taw | ת |
|
t | t |
(The transliteration style of Hebrew characters followed in this Study Bible has been somewhat simplified from the more precise traditional transliteration depicted in this chart. See Hebrew and Greek transliteration charts.)