Hebrew Alphabet - Pronunciation of Letter Names

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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