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.

LetterNameLatin lettersSound
אAlefʼsilent; just carries a vowel (sometimes a light catch in the throat)
בBetb / vb as in boy with the dot (בּ); v as in van without it
גGimelgg as in go
דDaletdd as in door
הHehh as in hello; silent at the end of a word
וVavv / o / uv as in van; also the vowels o (וֹ) and u (וּ)
זZayinzz as in zoo
חHetḥ (kh)ch as in Scottish loch or German Bach
טTettt as in top (same sound as ת in modern Hebrew)
יYody / iy as in yes; also the vowel ee
כKafk / khk as in kite with the dot (כּ); ch as in Bach without it; final form ך
לLamedll as in look
מMemmm as in mom; final form ם
נNunnn as in no; final form ן
סSamekhss as in sun
עAyinʿusually silent like alef; some speakers make a deep throat sound
פPep / fp as in pen with the dot (פּ); f as in fun without it; final form ף
צTsaditsts as in cats; final form ץ
קQofk (q)k as in kite (same sound as כּ in modern Hebrew)
רReshra throaty r, like French or German r
שShinsh / ssh as in shop with the dot on the right (שׁ); s as in sun with the dot on the left (שׂ)
תTavtt as in top

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