"Aleph" (pronounced "ah-lef").

Aleph has no sound of its own, but usually has a

"Bet" (rhymes with "mate")
vowel associated with it.
and has the sound of "b" as in "boy."

"Dalet" (pronounced "dah-let") "Gimmel" (pronounced "geeh-mel")

and has the sound of "d" as in "door." and has the sound of "g" as in "girl."

"Vav" (pronounced "vahv") "Hey" (pronounced "hey")

and has the sound of "v" as in "vine." and has the sound of "h" as in "hay."

"Chet" (rhymes with "let")

"Zayin" (pronounced "zah-yeen")
and has the (light scraping) sound of "ch" as in
and has the sound of "z" as in "zebra."
"Bach."

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 "Yod" (rhymes with "mode") "Tet" (rhymes with "met")
and has the sound of "y" as in "yes." and has the sound of "t" as in "tall."

“Lamed” (pronounced “lah-med”) "Kaf"

and has the sound of “l” as in “look.” and has the sound of "k" as in "kite."

“Nun” (pronounced “noon”) “Mem”

and has the sound of “n” as in “now.” and has the sound of “m” as in “mom.”

“Ayin” (pronounced “ah-yeen”). “Samekh” (pronounced “sah-mekh”)

Like Aleph, Ayin has no sound of its own, but and has the sound of “s” as in “son.”
usually has a vowel associated with it.

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 “Tsade” (pronounced “tsah-dee”)
and has the sound of “ts” as in “nuts.” “Pey” (rhymes with “pay”)
and has the sound of “p” as in “park.”

“Resh” (pronounced “raysh”)

and has the sound of “r” as in “rain.” “Qof” (pronounced “kof”)
and has the sound of “q” as in “queen.”

“Tav,”
which has the sound of “t” as in “tall.” “Shin” (pronounced “sheen”)
and has the sound of “sh” as in “shy.”

“Mem” "Khaf"
and has the sound of “m” as in “mom.” and has the sound of "kh" as in "bach."

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 “Nun” (pronounced “noon”)
“Fey” (rhymes with “Fay”) and has the sound of “n” as in “now.”
and has the sound of “ph” as in “phone.”

Sofit Letters
(pronounced "so-feet")

“Tsade” (pronounced “tsah-dee”)

and has the sound of “ts” as in “nuts.”

Begedkephat Letters

Six Hebrew letters you have studied, namely, Bet, Gimmel,

Dalet, Kaf, Pey, and Tav may appear with or without a dot
placed within them. This dot is called a “Dagesh Kal” (or
Dagesh Lene). For example:
Hebrew
Collectively these letters are sometimes called
"Begedkephat letters" as an acronym for the names of
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letters:

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Guttural Letters
The guttural letters Aleph, Hey, Chet, Ayin and Resh, are
created in the throat. Because of the movement of the tongue and
throat necessary to pronounce these letters, the normal flow of
speech is interrupted whenever these gutturals are spoken.

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Vet's second stroke extends to the right of the first

stroke, whereas Khaf is a single stroke. Tsade's second stroke comes from the top right,
whereas Ayin's comes from the top left.

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Zayin's first stroke extends to the right of the vertical Dalet's first stroke extends across its second stroke,
stroke, whereas Vav is a single stroke. Nun sofit whereas Resh is a single stroke. Khaf sofit looks like
looks like an extra long Vav. a Resh with a long tail.
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Samekh has a rounded second stroke whereas Mem Hey has a "window" at the top, whereas Chet does
sofit has a square shape. not; Tav has a "foot" that points left.

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Gimmel has a "foot" whereas Nun does not.

Fey Sofit loops downward, whereas Tsade Sofit
loops upward.

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