Pronunciation of Letter Names
| א | Aleph | Alef | /ˈɑːlɛf/, /ˈɑːlɨf/ | /ˈalef/ | /ˈalɛf/ | |
| בּ | Beth | Bet, Vet | /bɛθ/, /beɪt/ | /bet/ | /bɛɪs/ | |
| ב | /vɛɪs/ | |||||
| ג | Gimel | Gimel | /ˈɡɪməl/ | /ˈɡimel/ | /ˈɡimːɛl/ | |
| ד | Daleth | Dalet | /ˈdɑːlɨθ/, /ˈdɑːlɛt/ | /ˈdalet/ | /ˈdaled/ | /ˈdalɛd/ |
| ה | He | He | /heɪ/ | /he/ | /hej/ | /hɛɪ/ |
| ו | Waw | Vav | /vɑːv/ | /vav/ | /vɔv/ | |
| ז | Zayin | Zayin | /ˈzaɪ.ɨn/ | /ˈzajin/ | /ˈza.in/ | /ˈzajin/ |
| ח | Heth | Het | /hɛθ/, /xeɪt/ | /ħet/ | /χet/ | /χɛs/ |
| ט | Teth | Tet | /tɛθ/, /teɪt/ | /tet/ | /tɛs/ | |
| י | Yod | Yod | /jɔːd/ | /jod/ | /jud/ | /jud/ |
| כּ | Kaph | Kaf | /kɑːf/ | /kaf/ | /kɔf/ | |
| כ | /χɔf/ | |||||
| ך | Final Kaf | /kaf sofit/ | /laŋɡɛ χɔf/ | |||
| ל | Lamed | Lamed | /ˈlɑːmɛd/ | /ˈlamed/ | /ˈlamɛd/ | |
| מ | Mem | Mem | /mɛm/ | /mem/ | /mɛm/ | |
| ם | Final Mem | /mem sofit/ | /ʃlɔs mɛm/ | |||
| נ | Nun | Nun | /nuːn/ | /nun/ | /nun/ | |
| ן | Final Nun | /nun sofit/ | /laŋɡɛ nun/ | |||
| ס | Samekh | Samekh | /ˈsɑːmɛk/, /ˈsɑːmɛx/ | /ˈsameχ/ | /ˈsamɛχ/ | |
| ע | Ayin | Ayin | /ˈaɪ.ɨn/ | /ˈʕajin/ | /ˈa.in/ | /ˈajin/ |
| פּ | Pe | Pe | /peɪ/ | /pe/ | /pej/ | /pɛɪ/ |
| פ | /fɛɪ/ | |||||
| ף | Final Pe | /pe sofit/ | /pej sofit/ | /laŋɡɛ fɛɪ/ | ||
| צ | Sadhe | Tsadi | /ˈsɑːdə/, /ˈsɑːdi/ | /ˈtsadi/ | /ˈtsɔdi/, /ˈtsɔdik/, /ˈtsadɛk/ | |
| ץ | Final Tsadi | /ˈtsadi sofit/ | /laŋɡɛ ˈtsadɛk/ | |||
| ק | Qoph | Qof | /kɔːf/ | /kof/ | /kuf/ | /kuf/ |
| ר | Resh | Resh | /rɛʃ/, /reɪʃ/ | /reʃ/ | /rejʃ/ | /rɛɪʃ/ |
| ש | Shin | Shin | /ʃiːn/, /ʃɪn/ | /ʃin/ | /ʃin, sin/ | |
| תּ | Tav | Tav | /tɑːf/, /tɔːv/ | /tav/ | /taf/ | /tɔv/, /tɔf/ |
| ת | /sɔv/, /sɔf/ | |||||
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