1. The Hebrew Alphabet: The Consonants

2. א
Aleph

3. ב
Bet

4. ג
Gimel

5. ד
Dalet

6. ה He

7. ו
Vav

8. ז
Zayin

9. ח
Het

10. ט
Tet

11. י
Yod

12. כ
Kaf

13. ל
Lamed

14. מ
Mem

15. נ
Nun

16. ס
Samekh

17. ע
Ayin

18. פ Pe

19. צ
Sade

20. ק
Qof

21. ר
Res

22. שׂ
Sin

23. שׁ
Shin

24. ת
Tav

25. The Hebrew Alphabet 22 consonants No vowels Read right-to-left
No capital letters
In context with other consonants, each letter of the alphabet stands alone
Letters of the Hebrew alphabet are never joined together (unlike English cursive and Arabic script)

26. The Hebrew Alphabet Ancient Hebrew was written without vowels
Its correct pronunciation was based upon an oral tradition handed down from generation to generation.
A written vowel system was devised in the period between A.D. 500 and 1000 for the purpose of preserving the oral tradition.
A text without vowels is called “an unpointed text”
Synagogue scrolls today along with most books, magazines, and newspapers printed in modern Hebrew are written with an unpointed text.

29. א
Aleph

30. ב
Bet

31. ג
Gimel

32. ד
Dalet

33. ה He

34. ו
Vav

35. ז
Zayin

36. ח
Het

37. ט
Tet

38. י
Yod

39. כ
Kaf

40. ל
Lamed

41. מ
Mem

42. נ
Nun

43. ס
Samekh

44. ע
Ayin

45. פ Pe

46. צ
Sade

47. ק
Qof

48. ר
Res

49. שׂ
Sin

50. שׁ
Shin

51. ת
Tav

52. אand ע Silent ב and ו Like v in Voice ח and כ Like ch in Bach
Same Pronunciation
אand ע Silent
ב and ו Like v in Voice
ח and כ Like ch in Bach
ט and ת/תּ Like t in Tide
כּ and ק Like k in Keep
ס and שׂ Like s in Sit

53. BeGaD KeFaT
6 consonants may appear either with or without a dot placed within them
תּ, פּ, כּ, דּ, גּ, בּ
BeGaD KeFaT is a memory device
The dot is called a dagesh lene
The dot will normally be required when one of these six consonants begins a new word.
It even may be required when one of them begins a new syllable within a word.

54. BeGaD KeFaT
The presence or absence of the dagesh lene affects the pronunciation of three of the BeGaD KeFaT letters
פּ, כּ, בּ
With the dagesh lene their pronunciation is hard; without it their pronunciation is soft.
The other three consonants, תּ, דּ, גּ, are always given a hard sound regardless of whether or not they have a dagesh lene

55. Stops
בּ גּ דּ כּ פּ תּ
These letters are identifiable as stops when they bear a dagesh
Explosive sounds that cannot last more than an instant
They have a hard pronunciation

56. Fricatives
ב ג ד כ פ ת
They are identifiable as fricatives when they bear no dagesh
You can pronounce them as long as your breath holds out
They have a soft pronunciation

57. Final Forms There are five letters with alternate final forms
These final forms are used when the letter occurs at the end of a word

58. Final Forms
Regular form: כ מ נ פ צ
Final form: ךְ ם ן ף ץ
שׁמים

59. Final Forms
Final form: ךְ ם ן ף ץ
Four of the final forms extend below the line, which is not the case with regular consonants, except in the case of ק

60. Gutturals
Five of the consonants, ע, ח, ה, א, and sometimes ר are classified as gutturals, because of their having originally been pronounced in the throat.

61. Look Alikes! ב כ

62. Look Alikes! ג נ

63. Look Alikes! ד ר

64. Look Alikes! ד ך

65. Look Alikes! ה ח

66. Look Alikes! ו ז

67. Look Alikes! ט מ

68. Look Alikes! י ו

69. Look Alikes! ו ן

70. Look Alikes! ז ן

71. Look Alikes! ם ס

72. Look Alikes! ע צ

73. Look Alikes! ע ץ

74. Look Alikes! ע א

75. Look Alikes! ת ח

76. Look Alikes! ר ך

77. Look Alikes! שׂ שׁ

78. Look Alikes! ך ן

79. Quiz Order of the alphabet Names of the letters BeGaDKeFaT Letters
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