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Consonants
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| Consonant |
Name |
| Letter |
Sofit
(final) |
Israeli |
Ashkenazi |
| א |
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Alef / Aleph |
Alef |
| ב |
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Bet / Beyt / Vet |
Beis / Veis |
| ג |
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Gimel |
Gimmel |
| ד |
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Dalet |
Doles |
| ה |
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He / Hey |
Hei |
| ו |
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Vav |
Vov / Vof |
| ז |
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Zayin |
Zayin |
| ח |
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Het / Khet / Chet |
Ches |
| ט |
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Tet |
Tes |
| י |
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Yod |
Yud |
| כ |
ך |
Kaf / Khaf |
Cof / Chof |
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| Consonant |
Name |
| Letter |
Sofit
(final) |
Israeli |
Ashkenazi |
| ל |
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Lamed |
Lomed |
| מ |
ם |
Mem |
Mem |
| נ |
ן |
Nun |
Nun |
| ס |
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Samekh / Samech |
Somech |
| ע |
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Ayin |
Ayin / Oyin |
| פ |
ף |
Pe / Pey / Fe / Fey |
Pei / Fei |
| ץ |
צ |
Tsadi / Tsadie |
Tsodi / Tsodik |
| ק |
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Qof / Kuf |
Kuf |
| ר |
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Resh |
Reish |
| ש |
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Shin / Sin |
Shin / Sin |
| ת |
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Tav |
Tov / Tof / Sov / Sof |
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Niqqud (Vowel Points)
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Over many years a system of vowels called niqqud (Var. spelling nikud) has been added to the Hebrew alphabet. These are mostly seen in school books and prayer books. Most newspapers, signs, magazines and most other printed materials in Israel today do not use them.
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| Vowel Symbol |
Name |
| ְ |
Sheva |
| ֱ |
Hatef Segol |
| ֲ |
Hatef Patah |
| ֳ |
Hatef Qamats |
| ִ |
Hiriq |
| ֵ |
Tsere |
| ֶ |
Segol |
| ַ |
Patah |
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| Vowel Symbol |
Name |
| ָ |
Qamats |
| ֹ |
Holom (Haser)
Over Vav = Holom Male |
| ֻ |
Qubuts |
| ּ |
Dagesh, Mapiq or
Shuruq (with dot in Vav) |
| ֽ |
Meteg |
| ֿ |
Rafe |
| ׁ |
Shin Dot |
| ׂ |
Sin Dot |
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Yiddish Digraph Characters
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A Digraph character is a group of two letters that represent one sound.
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| Symbol |
װ |
ױ |
ײ |
| Name |
Double Vav |
Vav Yod |
Double Yod |
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Punctuation Characters
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| Symbol |
־ |
׀ |
׃ |
׳ |
״ |
| Name |
Maqaf |
Paseq |
Sof Pasuq |
Geresh |
Gershayim |
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