| Hebrew Letter | Hebrew Name | English Equivalent | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|
| א | Aleph | silent | Depends on associated vowel |
| ב | Beit | b or v | Beit, rhymes with date |
| ג | Gimel | g | Gim'l |
| ד | Dalet | d | Dalet |
| ה | Hay | h | Hey, rhymes with ray |
| ו | Vav | v | Vahv or Vau, as in cow |
| ז | Zayin | z | Zine |
| ח | Chet | ch | ch as in loch |
| ט | Tet | t | tet, rhymes with net |
| י | Yod | y or i | Yod, rhymes with goad; or i pronounced as ee |
| כ | kaf | k or kh | Kaf or khaf(same as chaf) |
| ך | kaf sofit | k or kh | Kahf sofeet |
| ל | lamed | l | Lamed |
| מ | mem | m | Mem, rhymes with hem |
| ם | mem sofit | m | mem sofeet |
| נ | nun | n | Noon, rhymes with spoon |
| ן | Nun sofit | n | Noon sofeet |
| ס | S | S | Samek |
| ע | Ayin | Silent | Depends on associated vowell |
| פ | Pe | p or f(ph) | Pe or fe(phe), as in confess |
| ף | Pe sofit | p or f (ph) | Pe sofeet or Fe (phe) sofeet |
| צ | Tsaddi | ts | Tsadee; ts as in lets |
| ץ | Tsaddi sofit | ts | Tsadee sofeet |
| ק | Qof | k | Kof, rhymes with loaf |
| ר | Resh | r | Resh, rhymes with mesh |
| ש | Shin or sin | sh or s | Sheen or seen |
| ת | Tav | t | Tav, rhymes with of |
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