Hebrew Alphabet Chart

All 22 Hebrew letters with names, transliterations, sounds, and gematria values

Compare each letter, its name and its sound. There are 22 letters and five final forms.

The five final forms are used at the ends of words. They are forms of existing letters.

Hebrew letters at a glance
Print	Letter name	Sound guide	Value
א	Alephאָלֶף	Often silent or a glottal stop Trace	1
ב	Betבֵּית	"b" as in boy / "v" as in vest Trace	2
ג	Gimelגִּימֵל	"g" as in go Trace	3
ד	Daletדָּלֶת	"d" as in door Trace	4
ה	Heהֵא	"h" as in hello Trace	5
ו	Vavוָו	"v" as in vine Trace	6
ז	Zayinזַיִן	"z" as in zoo Trace	7
ח	Chetחֵית	"ch" as in Bach (guttural) Trace	8
ט	Tetטֵית	"t" as in ten Trace	9
י	Yodיוֹד	"y" as in yes Trace	10
כ	Kafכָּף	"k" as in kite / "kh" guttural Trace	20
ל	Lamedלָמֶד	"l" as in lamp Trace	30
מ	Memמֵם	"m" as in moon Trace	40
נ	Nunנוּן	"n" as in nice Trace	50
ס	Samechסָמֶךְ	"s" as in sun Trace	60
ע	Ayinעַיִן	Often silent or a glottal stop; pharyngeal in some traditions Trace	70
פ	Peפֵּא	"p" as in pen / "f" as in fish Trace	80
צ	Tsadiצָדִי	"ts" as in cats Trace	90
ק	Qofקוֹף	"k" as in king Trace	100
ר	Reshרֵישׁ	Hebrew r, often made at the back of the mouth Trace	200
ש	Shinשִׁין	"sh" as in ship / "s" as in sun Trace	300
ת	Tavתָּו	"t" as in top Trace	400
ך	Final Kafכָּף סוֹפִית	"kh" guttural (end of word) Trace	500
ם	Final Memמֵם סוֹפִית	"m" as in moon (end of word) Trace	600
ן	Final Nunנוּן סוֹפִית	"n" as in nice (end of word) Trace	700
ף	Final Peפֵּא סוֹפִית	"f" as in fish (end of word) Trace	800
ץ	Final Tsadiצָדִי סוֹפִית	"ts" as in cats (end of word) Trace	900