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The Aleph-Bet

The Hebrew Alpha-Bet is very ancient and special. The symbols, which you may see in the second column of the table, originate from iconic figures. For example, the Aleph, the first letter, has what can be seen as two horns, resembling a bull - Aluph in ancient Hebrew.

Hebrew Name of letter Letter Sound file Word starting with letter Sound file Meaning of word
Aleph א click to hear sound Abba click to hear sound Father
Bet ב click to hear sound Bait click to hear sound House
Gimel ג click to hear sound Gadol click to hear sound Big
Dalet ד click to hear sound Doar click to hear sound Mail
Hei ה click to hear sound Har click to hear sound Mountain
Vav ו click to hear sound Vered click to hear sound Rose
Zain ז click to hear sound Zaken click to hear sound Old
Het ח click to hear sound Chaim click to hear sound Life
Tet ט click to hear sound Tov click to hear sound Good
Yod י click to hear sound Yom click to hear sound Day
Kaf כ click to hear sound Ken click to hear sound Yes
Lamed ל click to hear sound Lo click to hear sound No
Mem מ click to hear sound Malka click to hear sound Queen
Nun נ click to hear sound Ner click to hear sound Candle
Samech ס click to hear sound Soos click to hear sound Horse
Ain ע click to hear sound Olam click to hear sound World
Pe פ click to hear sound Parpar click to hear sound Butterfly
Tzadi צ click to hear sound Tzhok click to hear sound Laughter
Kuf ק click to hear sound Kar click to hear sound Cold
Reish ר click to hear sound Rosh click to hear sound Head
Shin ש click to hear sound Shalom click to hear sound Hello, Peace
Taf ת click to hear sound Toda click to hear sound Thank you