Hebrew Alphabet


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Learning the alphabet is the way to begin learning Old Testament Hebrew.

Work at your own pace, but I would suggest you set aside at least forty-five minutes per night.

1. Memorize the Hebrew letters from the letter table just like you learned your abc's.

2. Be able to say them and write them.

Learn to write the letters on a line from right to left (just the opposite of English):

Use this alphabet to compare the names below unless you have HebraicaII font. You may also copy the source of the page and substitute my Hebrew font with one of your choice.

3. Also know how they sound.

4. Know how to transliterate them, even if it is in a crude sense:

Hebrew Letter	Name	Pronunciation	Final
a	aleph	' - smooth breathing - eh
b	bayth	b
g	gimel	g
d	daleth	d
h	hay	h
w	vawv	w, u
z	zayin	soft s
j	kayth	k
f	tayth	t
y	yod	i
k	kaph	k	*
l	lawmed	l
m	maym	m	*
n	nun	n	*
s	sawmek	s
[	hayin	rough breathing, guttural - ha
p	phee	f	*
x	tsawday	s	*
q	qof	q, rear palate k
r	raysh	r
v	sheen	sh
c	seen	s
t	thawv	t, th

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