Biblical Hebrew

The majority of the Bible—the Old Testament, in particular—is composed in the Biblical or Classical Hebrew language.

Letter	Name	Transcription	Phonetic value
א	ʾā́lep	ʾ	[ʔ]
ב	bêt	b	[b], [v]
ג	gîmel	g	[g], [γ] or [ʁ]
ד	dā́let	d	[d], [ð]
ה	hēʾ	h	[h]
ו	wāw	w	[w]
ז	záyin	z	[z]
ח	ḥêt	ḥ	*[ħ], [H]
ט	ṭêt	ṭ	*[tʾ], [t]
י	yôd	y	[y]
כ	kap	k	[k], [x] or [χ]
ל	lā́med	l	[l]
מ	mēm	m	[m]
נ	nûn	n	[n]
ס	sā́mek	s	[s]
ע	ʿáyin	ʿ	[ʕ]
פ	pēh	p	[p], [f]
צ	ṣādēh	ṣ	*[sʾ], [ts] or [ts]
ק	qôp	q	*[kʾ], [k]
ר	rēš	r	[r]
שׂ	śîn	ś	*[ɬ], [s]
שׁ	šîn	š	[ʃ]
ת	tāw	t	[t], [θ]