Hebrew Alphabet

Hebrew alphabet with the English sounds for each letter:

א (Aleph) – Silent letter

בּ (Bet) – Pronounced like “b” in “baby”

גּ (Gimel) – Pronounced like “g” in “go”

דּ (Dalet) – Pronounced like “d” in “dog”

ה (Hey) – Pronounced like “h” in “hello”

ו (Vav) – Pronounced like “v” in “very” or “w” in “wonder”

ז (Zayin) – Pronounced like “z” in “zoo”

ח (Het) – Pronounced like the “ch” in “Bach” (a throaty, guttural sound)

ט (Tet) – Pronounced like “t” in “top”

י (Yod) – Pronounced like “y” in “yes”

כּ (Kaf) – Pronounced like “k” in “kite”

ל (Lamed) – Pronounced like “l” in “love”

מ (Mem) – Pronounced like “m” in “mother”

נ (Nun) – Pronounced like “n” in “nice”

ס (Samech) – Pronounced like “s” in “sun”

ע (Ayin) – Pronounced like the “ayin” in “Bach” (a throaty, guttural sound)

פּ (Pe) – Pronounced like “p” in “pan”

צ (Tzadi) – Pronounced like “ts” in “cats”

ק (Kuf) – Pronounced like “k” in “kite”

ר (Resh) – Pronounced like “r” in “red”

שׁ (Shin) – Pronounced like “sh” in “shoe”

שׂ (Sin) – Pronounced like “s” in “sun”

תּ (Tav) – Pronounced like “t” in “top”