The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible
HEBREW ALPHABET CHART.......................................................................................
Table 5
Early Middle Late Modern
Script Picture Name Sound Script Script Script Name Sound
E Head of an ox al a E E E aleph silent
F Tent floorplan bet b,bh F F F beyt b,bh
G Foot gam g G G G gimel g
H Tent door dal d H H H dalet d
I Arms raised hey h,e I I I hey h
J Tent peg waw w,o,u J J J vav v,o,u
^ Mattock zan z ^ ^ ^ zayin z
L Tent wall hhets hh L L L hhet hh
Y Clay basket thet th Y Y Y tet t
M Closed hand yad y,i M M M yad y
O Open palm kaph k,kh O O /Okaph k,kh
P Shepherd staff lam l P P P lamed l
Q Water mah m Q Q 1QMem m
R Sprouting seed nun n R R 2R nun n
\ Thorn sin s \ \ \[samech, sin s
S Eye ayin ‘ 3 3 S ayin silent
T Open mouth pey p,ph T T 4Tpey ph
] Man on his side tsad ts ] ] =]tsadey ts
U Horizon quph q U U U quph q
V Head of a man resh r V V V resh r
W Two front teeth shin sh W W W shin sh
X Crossed sticks taw t X X X tav t
K Rope ghah gh 3 3 K ayin silent
