א | (auleph) not heard in reading; if it have a vowel, sound the vowel; as אָ au, אִ e, אֹ o, אוּ oo, etc. | ||
בּ | b | baith | |
ג | g | geemel | |
דּ | d | dauleth | |
ה | h | ha | |
ו | v | vauv | |
ז | z | zayin | |
ח | kh | khaith | |
ט | t | tait | |
Final letters | י | y | yode |
ךְ | כּ | k | kaf |
ל | l | laumed | |
ם | מ | m | maim |
ן | נ | n | noon |
ס | s | saumekh | |
ע | gn | gnayn | |
ף | פּ | p | pa |
פ | f | fa | |
ץ | צ | ts | tsauda |
ק | k | kofe | |
ר | r | raish | |
שׁ | sh | sheen | |
שׂ | s | seen | |
תּ | t | tauv |
Long. | ||
ָ | Kaumets | au in cause. |
ֵ | Tsaree | a in ale. |
וֹ or ֹ– | Kholem | o in bone. |
וּ | Shoorek | oo in boot. |
ִי– | Kheerek | ee in meet. |
Short. | ||
ַ | Pattakh | a in father. |
ֶ | Segole | e in met. |
ָ | Kaumets (short) | o in note. |
ֻ | Kibboots | u in full. |
ִ | Kheerek (short) | i in bit. |
ֲ | Shevau Pattakh | a in hat. |
ֱ | " [Shevau] Segole | e in met. |
ֳ | " [Shevau] Kaumets | o in not. |