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If you have sound, you can click on the Hebrew letters and hear them. If not, you will still be able to read an explanation of how to pronounce them.
The Hebrew alphabet is written from right to left. So, alef is the first letter, and tav is the last. The Hebrew alphabet is also called the "Alefbeit" which is taken from the first two letters.
Hebrew Alphabet:
| teit |
kheit |
zayin |
vav |
he |
dalet |
gimel |
beit
veit |
alef |
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| T |
Kh |
Z |
V/O/U |
H |
D |
G |
B/V |
silent |
| samekh |
nun-sofit |
nun |
mem-sofit |
mem |
lamed |
kaf-sofit
khaf-sofit |
kaf
khaf |
yod |
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| S |
N |
N |
M |
M |
L |
K/Kh |
K/Kh |
Y |
| tav |
shin
sin |
reish |
qof |
tzadei-
sofit |
tzadei |
pe-sofit
fe-sofit |
pe
fe |
ayin |
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| T |
Sh/S |
R |
Q |
Tz |
Tz |
P/F |
P/F |
silent |
Vowel Points:
Long:
| qamatz |
tzeirei |
tzeirei-
yod |
khirik-
yod |
shuruk |
kholam-
vav |
kholam |
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| (a) father |
(e) met |
(ei) they |
(i) machine |
(u) true |
(o) roll |
(o) roll |
Short:
| patakh |
segol |
khirik |
qubutz |
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| (a) father |
(e) met |
(i) machine |
(u) bull |
Half:
| sh'va |
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khataf-
patakh |
khataf-
segol |
khataf-
qamatz |
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| (a) father |
(e) met |
(o) roll |
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