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Hebrew Alphabet Chart

Early Middle Late Modern

Script Picture Name Sound Script Script Script Name Sound

a Head of an ox al a a a a aleph silent

b Tent floorplan bet b,bh b b b beyt b,bh

c Foot gam g c c c gimel g

d Tent door dal d d d d dalet d

e Arms raised hey h,e e e e hey h

f Tent peg waw w,o,u f f f vav v,o,u

z Mattock zan z z z z zayin z

h Tent wall hhets hh h h h hhet hh

u Clay basket thet th u u u tet t

i Closed hand yad y,i i i i yad y

k Open palm kaph k,kh k k K k kaph k,kh

l Shepherd staff lam l l l l lamed l

m Water mah m m m M m Mem m

n Sprouting seed nun n n n N n nun n

x Thorn sin s x x x w samech, sin s

o Eye ayin ‘ O O o ayin silent

p Open mouth pey p,ph p p P p pey ph

y Man on his side tsad ts y y Y y tsadey ts

q Horizon quph q q q q quph q

r Head of a man resh r r r r resh r

s Two front teeth shin sh s s s shin sh

t Crossed sticks taw t t t t tav t

g Rope ghah gh O O g ayin silent