Hebrew Hebrew | Symbol | Keyword | English gloss | Orthography |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consonants | |||
| Plosives | |||
| p | pil | elephant | פִּיל |
| b | "bajit | house | בַּיִת |
| t | tik | bag | תִּיק |
| d | "delet | door | דֶלֶת |
| k | "kelev | dog | כֶּלֶב |
| g | ga"mal | camel | גָּמָל |
| ? | Sa"?al | asked | שָׁאַל |
| Fricatives | |||
| f | fa"lafel | felafel | פַלַאפֶל |
| v | "veRed | rose | וֶרֶד |
| s | sof | end | סוֹף |
| z | za"maR | singer | זָמָר |
| S | SiR | song | שִׁיר |
| X | a"RoX | long | אָרוֹךְ |
| h | haR | mountain | הָר |
| Affricate | |||
| ts | tsa"laXat | plate | צַלַחַת |
| Nasals | |||
| m | ma"Rak | soup | מָרָק |
| n | na"fal | fell | נָפַל |
| Liquids | |||
| l | la"van | white | לָבָן |
| R | RoS | head | רֹאשׁ |
| Semivowel | |||
| j | jad | hand | יָד |
| Vowels | |||
| i | tik | bag | תִּיק |
| e | "even | stone | אֶבֶן |
| a | a"maR | said | אָמַר |
| o | Sa"lom | peace | שָׁלוֹם |
| u | guR | puppy | גוּר |
| Rare, dialectal or marginal phonemes | |||
| Z | ma"saZ | massage | מַסָאז |
| X\ | X\a"tul (Xa"tul) | cat | חָתוּל |
| tS | tSips | chips | צִ׳יפְּס |
| dZ | dZins | jeans | גִ'ינְס |
| ?\ | pa"?\al (pa"?al) | acted | פָּעַל |
| Stress mark | |||
| " | "beReX | knee | בֶּרֶךְ |
| be"ReX | he blessed | בֵּרֵךְ | |
Established on the initiative of the OrienTel project. Maintained by J.C. Wells. Created 2002 07 12