Transliteration of Hebrew Words in the ESV Study Bible

Consonants

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Letter Name of Letter Transliteration
א aleph ’ (a closing single quotation mark)
ב beth b
ג gimel g
ד daleth d
ה he h
ו waw w
ז zayin z
ח heth kh (but h in hesed)
ט teth t
י yod y
ך ,כ kaph, final kaph k
ל lamedh l
ם ,מ mem, final mem m
ן ,נ nun, final nun n
ס samekh s
ע ayin ‘ (an opening single quotation mark)
ף ,פ pe, final pe p
ץ ,צ tsadhe, final tsadhe ts
ק qoph q
ר resh r
שׂ sin s
שׁ shin sh
ת taw t

Vowels

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Symbol Name of Vowel Transliteration
בַ patakh, furtive patakh a
בָ qamets a
בָ ה final qamets he ah
בֶ segol e
בֵ tsere e
בֵ י tsere yod e
בִ hireq i
בִ י hireq yod i
בָ qamets hatuph o
בֹ holem o
בוֹ full holem o
בֻ qibbuts u
בוּ shureq u
בֳ hateph qamets o
בֲ hateph patakh a
בֱ hateph segol e
בְ vocal shewa e
בּ daghesh or mapiq if a vowel precedes a daghesh, double the consonant