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Hebrew Alphabet

The Hebrew alphabet with transcription includes 22 consonant signs and five final forms. The oldest inscriptions date back to the 10th century BCE. The modern square script took shape after the Babylonian exile, around the 5th century BCE.

Each letter card shows the printed and cursive form, phonetic value, positional hints, and Russian transliteration with Russian pronunciation. This Hebrew alphabet is convenient for beginners and for those polishing their reading and speaking skills in our app — Hebrew letters are studied right on your smartphone.

Image of capital letter Aleph [-] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Aleph [-] in Hebrew

Aleph [-]

Image of capital letter Bet [b] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Bet [b] in Hebrew

Bet [b]

1st position and after a closed syllable

Image of capital letter Vet [v] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Vet [v] in Hebrew

Vet [v]

2nd position and beyond

Image of capital letter Gimel [g] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Gimel [g] in Hebrew

Gimel [g]

Image of capital letter Dalet [d] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Dalet [d] in Hebrew

Dalet [d]

Image of capital letter He [h] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter He [h] in Hebrew

He [h]

Silent at the end of a word and often marks feminine gender

Image of capital letter Vav [v/o/u] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Vav [v/o/u] in Hebrew

Vav [v/o/u]

[v] - at the beginning, doubled in the middle or end of word

Image of capital letter Zayin [z] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Zayin [z] in Hebrew

Zayin [z]

Image of capital letter Het [kh] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Het [kh] in Hebrew

Het [kh]

Image of capital letter Tet [t] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Tet [t] in Hebrew

Tet [t]

Silent at the end of a word and often marks feminine gender

Image of capital letter Yod [y/i] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Yod [y/i] in Hebrew

Yod [y/i]

[i] - 1st position and in closed syllable;
Gi - vocalization mark

Image of capital letter Kaf [k] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Kaf [k] in Hebrew

Kaf [k]

1st position and after a closed syllable

Image of capital letter Kaf [kh] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Kaf [kh] in Hebrew

Kaf [kh]

2nd position and beyond

Image of capital letter Kaf-sofit in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Kaf-sofit in Hebrew

Kaf-sofit

At the end of a word

Image of capital letter Lamed [l] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Lamed [l] in Hebrew

Lamed [l]

[ly] - in closed syllable

Image of capital letter Mem [m] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Mem [m] in Hebrew

Mem [m]

Image of capital letter Mem-sofit in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Mem-sofit in Hebrew

Mem-sofit

At the end of the word

Image of capital letter Nun [n] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Nun [n] in Hebrew

Nun [n]

Image of capital letter Nun-sofit in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Nun-sofit in Hebrew

Nun-sofit

At the end of the word

Image of capital letter Samekh [...] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Samekh [...] in Hebrew

Samekh [...]

Image of capital letter Ain [-] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Ain [-] in Hebrew

Ain [-]

Image of capital letter Pey [p] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Pey [p] in Hebrew

Pey [p]

1st position and after a closed syllable

Image of capital letter Fey [f] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Fey [f] in Hebrew

Fey [f]

2nd position and beyond

Image of capital letter Fey-sofit in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Fey-sofit in Hebrew

Fey-sofit

At the end of the word

Image of capital letter Tzadi [tz] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Tzadi [tz] in Hebrew

Tzadi [tz]

Image of capital letter Tzadi-sofit in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Tzadi-sofit in Hebrew

Tzadi-sofit

At the end of the word

Image of capital letter Kuf [k] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Kuf [k] in Hebrew

Kuf [k]

Image of capital letter Reish [r] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Reish [r] in Hebrew

Reish [r]

Image of capital letter Shin [sh] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Shin [sh] in Hebrew

Shin [sh]

Image of capital letter Sin [s] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Sin [s] in Hebrew

Sin [s]

Image of capital letter Tav [t] in Hebrew
Image of printed letter Tav [t] in Hebrew

Tav [t]

Nun-soffit

Hebrew is a consonantal language, so the vowel system is conveyed through vocalization marks (niqud). There are about fifteen symbols in total, but they represent only five phonemes: /a/, /e/, /i/, /o/, /u/. Most symbols are placed below the letter, sometimes above or to the left, but the sounds are read after the consonant. In our flashcards, each letter is shown immediately with its vocalization marks, which makes reading easier.

The vowel 'E' is represented by these signs:
The vowel 'U' is represented by these signs:
The vowel 'O' is represented by these signs:
they are pronounced the same
The vowel 'I' is represented by these signs:
they are pronounced the same
The vowel 'A' is represented by these signs:
(The sign represents any consonant sound)

“Shva”

The “shva” sign — two vertically aligned dots ְ — is placed under a consonant letter within a word. It indicates that the consonant is read without a full vowel sound. At the end of words, the “shva” is not written, except for rare cases with the letters ך and תּ. In the first letter position, the sign is sometimes pronounced as a short “e”: בְּשָלום is read be-shalom, but more often the initial “shva” remains silent: שְמי is read shmi. If two consecutive consonants both have a “shva”, the second one automatically gets a short “e” sound, so אְשְׁתָך is pronounced ish-te-cha.

Stress

In most Hebrew words, the stress falls on the last syllable. When the accent shifts, we mark the stressed syllable in the Russian transliteration to keep the Hebrew alphabet with the Russian translation clear and consistent.