The Hebrew Alphabet

Hebrew Letter

Pronunciation

Meaning

Value

Transliteration

Aleph ahlehf Ox, primal energy 1 A
Bet

Vet

beht House or enclosure 2 B, V
Gimel gheemehl Camel or carrier 3 G, J
Daleth dahleht Door or womb 4 D
Heh heh Window 5 H, E
Vav vahv Nail or hook 6 V, W, U
Zayin zahyeen Sword 7 Z
Cheth h'eht Field or fence 8 Ch
Teth teht Serpent 9 T
Yod yohd Open hand 10 Y, I
Kaf

Chaf

Final Chaf

kaf Closed or grasping hand 20, 500 as final K, Kh
Lamed lahmehd Ox-goad or whip 30 L
Mem

Final Mem

mem Water 40, 600 as final M
Nun

Final Nun

noon Fish 50, 700 as final N
Samekh sahmehh Prop or support 60 S
Ayin a'hyeen Eye 70 O
Pey

Fay

Final Fay

peh Mouth 80, 800 as final P, F
Tsadee

Final Tsadee

tsahdee Fishhook 90, 900 as final Tz, X
Qoph qoof Back of head 100 Q
Resh rehsh Face or head 200 R
Shin

Sin

sheen Tooth 300 Sh, S
Tav tahv Cross or sign 400 Th
 

Hebrew Vowels

 
 
 
 
 
Vowel Charts taken from
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