Introduction
The 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet are all consonants, making it an abjad, a writing system without vowels. However, in reality, the weak consonants (א (alef), ה (he), ו (vav) and י (yud)) often represent long-vowels, and optional diacritical marks are used for short-vowels.
Letters
א
alef
-
ב
bet
b
ג
gimel
g
ד
dalet
d
ה
he
h
ו
vav
v
ז
zayin
z
ח
het
h
ט
tet
t
י
yud
y
כ
kaf
k
ל
lamed
l
מ
mem
m
נ
nun
n
ס
samekh
s
ע
ayin
`
פ
pe
p
צ
tsadi
ts
ק
qof
k
ר
resh
r
ש
shin
sh
ת
tav
t