The Alephbet*

 

romanized
letter
name

begin
form

end
form

notes

meanings
of letters
[source]

Aleph א   Aleph is silent except when accompanied by a vowel. ox
  Bet בּ

 

These are the same letter, but are pronounced slightly differently.  The dot in bet is a dagesh.  It changes the "v" (as in "vanity") into a "b" (as in "bad").

house
Vet ב
Gimel ג   Gimel makes a sound like the "g" in "gift." camel
(possibly)
Dalet ד   Dalet makes a sound like the "d" in "deity." door
He ה   He makes a sound like the "h" in "Hebrew." lattice
Vav ו   Vav makes a sound like the "v" in "vanity."  It can also make a sound like the "u" in "brute." hook
Zayin ז   Zayin sounds like the "z" in "zero." weapon
Khet ח   Khet makes a throat-clearing sound. fence
Tet ט   Tet sounds like the "t" in "talk." serpent
Yod י   Yod sounds like the "y" in "youth." hand,
forearm
  Kaf כּ ך These are the same letter, but are pronounced slightly differently.  The dot in kaf is a dagesh.  It changes the "k" (as in "kill") into a throat-clearing sound. palm
of
hand
Khaf כ
Lamed ל   Lamed sounds like the "l" in "learn." ox-goad*
Mem מ ם Mem sounds like the "m" in "miracle." water
Nun נ ן Nun sounds like the "n" in "name." fish
(possibly)
Samech ס   Samech sounds like the "s" in "Sabbath." support,
prop
Ayin ע   Ayin is silent except when accompanied by a vowel. eye
  Pe פּ ף These are the same letter, but are pronounced slightly differently.  The dot in pe is a dagesh.  It changes the "f" (as in "fear") into a "p" (as in "palace"). mouth
Fe פ
Tsadi צ ץ Tsadi sounds like the "ts" in "roots." fishing
hook
Kuf ק   Kuf sounds like the "q" in "Qishon."* back
of
head
Resh ר   Resh sounds like the "r" in "rabbi."  It may be rolled as in Spanish. head
  Shin שׁ   Shin and sin are the same letter.  The dot above the shin gives the letter a "sh" sound.  The dot above the sin gives the letter an "s" sound. tooth,
bow
(possibly)
Sin שׂ
Tav ת   Tav sounds like the "t" in "talk." cross sign

Listen to the letters.

Here is another alephbet reference.


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