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] |