Ancient Hebrew Education Center

Instructions: Memorize the picture, ancient name, and the sounds for each Ancient Hebrew
letter. Flash cards may help.

Ancient Hebrew Alphabet Chart

Letter

Picture

Name

Sound

Ancient

Modern

El

Aleph

Tent floorplan

Beyt

Beyt

b, bh (v)

Foot

Gam

Gimel

Gather, Walk

Door

Dal

Dalet

Move, Hang, Entrance

Man with arms raised

Hey

Hey

ey

Tent peg

Waw

Vav

o, u

Mattock

Zayin

Zayin

Tent wall

Hhets

Hhet

hh

Basket

Tet

Tet

Arm and closed hand

Yad

Yud

Open palm

Kaph

Kaph

k, kh

Shepherd Staff

Lam

Lamed

Teach, Yoke, To, Bind

Water

Mem

Mem

Chaos, Mighty, Blood

Seed

Nun

Nun

Continue, Heir, Son

Thorn

Sin

Samech

Grab, Hate, Protect

Eye

Ayin

Ayin

stop

Watch, Know, Shade

Mouth

Pey

Pey

p, ph (f)

Blow, Scatter, Edge

Trail

Tsad

Tsadey

Ts

Trail, hunt

Sun on the horizon

Quph

Quph

Condense, Circle, Time

Head of a man

Resh

Resh

R (rolling)

Two front teeth

Shin

Shin/Sin

Sh

Crossed sticks

Taw

Tav

Ox head

Cons.

Meaning

Vowel
ah, eh, ey

Strong, Power, Leader

Family, House, In

Look, Reveal, Breath

Add, Secure, Hook
Food, Cut, Nourish
Outside, Divide, Half
Surround, Contain, Mud

ee

Work, Throw, Worship

Bend, Open, Allow, Tame

First, Top, Beginning

Sharp, Press, Eat, Two
Mark, Sign, Signal, Monument

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