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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