Learn the Hebrew Alphabet

האלף-בית העברי

Learn to read the Hebrew Alphabet (האלף-בית העברי): all 22 letters with names, sounds and audio, plus flashcards, listening, typing and matching practice.

Letter	Name	Latin letters	Sound
א	Alef	ʼ	silent; just carries a vowel (sometimes a light catch in the throat)
ב	Bet	b / v	b as in boy with the dot (בּ); v as in van without it
ג	Gimel	g	g as in go
ד	Dalet	d	d as in door
ה	He	h	h as in hello; silent at the end of a word
ו	Vav	v / o / u	v as in van; also the vowels o (וֹ) and u (וּ)
ז	Zayin	z	z as in zoo
ח	Het	ḥ (kh)	ch as in Scottish loch or German Bach
ט	Tet	t	t as in top (same sound as ת in modern Hebrew)
י	Yod	y / i	y as in yes; also the vowel ee
כ	Kaf	k / kh	k as in kite with the dot (כּ); ch as in Bach without it; final form ך
ל	Lamed	l	l as in look
מ	Mem	m	m as in mom; final form ם
נ	Nun	n	n as in no; final form ן
ס	Samekh	s	s as in sun
ע	Ayin	ʿ	usually silent like alef; some speakers make a deep throat sound
פ	Pe	p / f	p as in pen with the dot (פּ); f as in fun without it; final form ף
צ	Tsadi	ts	ts as in cats; final form ץ
ק	Qof	k (q)	k as in kite (same sound as כּ in modern Hebrew)
ר	Resh	r	a throaty r, like French or German r
ש	Shin	sh / s	sh as in shop with the dot on the right (שׁ); s as in sun with the dot on the left (שׂ)
ת	Tav	t	t as in top

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