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The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Biblical and Modern Hebrew language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. For a guide to adding IPA characters to Wikipedia articles, see Template:IPA and .

Since Modern Hebrew has different pronunciations in Israel, certain letters may be transcribed differently depending on the background of the speaker. See Biblical Hebrew phonology and Modern Hebrew phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Hebrew.

Letter(s)

Romanization

English approximation

<big></big>

(Beť dǝgušah)

b

bet

<big></big>

(Daleť dǝgušah)

d

dark

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Ďaleť rafah)

: ḏ : d

: this : dark

<big></big>

(Gimel with geresh)

j

joy

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Fei rafah)

: : f

fool

<big></big>

(Gimel dǝgušah)

g

go

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Ǧimel rafah)

: ḡ : g

: No English equivalent; Arabic Ghayn (غ‎‎‎) : go

<big></big>

(He), (He mappiq)

h

hen

<big></big>

<big></big> (<big></big>)

(Ḥeť)

: ḥ : h or ch/kh

: No English equivalent; Arabic ḥāʾ (ح‎‎) : Scottish loch

<big></big>

(Yoď)

y

yes

<big></big>

(Kaf dǝgušah)

k

skin

<big></big>

(Lameď)

l

left

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Sin semalith)

: ś : s

: No English equivalent; Welsh llwyd : see

<big></big>

(Mem)

m

man

<big></big>

(Nun)

n

no

<big></big>

(Pei dǝgušah)

p

spin

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Qof)

: q : k

: No English equivalent; Arabic qāf (ق‎‎‎). : skin.

<big></big>

<big></big> (<big></big>)

(Resh)

r

: trilled or tapped run. : French rouge

<big></big>

(Samekh)

s

see

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Ṣadi)

: ṣ : ts/tz

: No English equivalent; Arabic ṣād (ص‎) : cats

<big></big>

(Šin Yemanit)

: š : sh

she

<big></big>

(Taw)

t

sting

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Ṭeť)

: ṭ : t

: No English equivalent; Arabic ṭāʾ (ط‎) : sting

<big></big>

(Ťaw)

: ṯ : t

: thing : sting

<big></big>

(Tsade with geresh)

ch

chair

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Veť rafah)

: ḇ : v

voice

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Vav)

: w : v

: would : voice

<big></big>

(double Vav) or (single Vav)

w

we

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Ḵaf rafah)

: ḵ : ch/kh

Scottish loch

(Heth with geresh)

kh

<big></big>

(Zayin)

z

zoo

<big></big>

(Zayin with geresh)

zh

beige

<big></big>

<big></big> (<big></big>)

(Ayin)

: ʿ : '

: No English equivalent; Arabic 'ayn (ع) : uh-(ʔ)oh

<big></big>

(Alef)

: ʾ :'

uh-(ʔ)oh

Consonants

IPA

Usual pronunciation

Letter(s)

Romanisation

English

<big></big>

<big></big> / <big></big>

(Dalet with geresh)

dh

the

<big></big>

<big></big> / <big></big>

(Ayin with geresh) or (Resh with geresh)

gh

No English equivalent; Arabic Ghayn (غ‎‎‎)

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Nun-Gimel)

ng

ring

<big></big>

<big></big> / <big></big>

(Tav with geresh)

th

thing

Marginal consonants of Modern Hebrew in transliteration and loanwords (used only by some speakers)

Letter(s)

Romanization

English approximation

<big></big>

(Patach), (Hataf Patach)

: a, ă : a

Scottish bath

<big></big>

<big></big>(<big>)</big>

(Tzere-Yodh), (Zeire)

: ē : e or ei/ey

: Scottish bay : bay

<big></big>

Scottish bay

<big></big>

(Segol), (Hataf Segol)

: e, ĕ : e

bed

<big></big>

<big></big> (<big>)</big>

(Shva)

: e/ĕ : e or unwritten

: comma : bed

∅

: comma : silent

<big></big>

(Hiriq)

i

see

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Hiriq-Yud)

: ī : i

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Holam alone), (with any mater lectionis)

: ō : o

story

<big></big>

(Kamatz katan), (Hataf Kamatz)

: o, ŏ : o

: off : story

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Kamatz)

: ā : a

: off : Scottish bath

<big></big>

(Kubutz)

u

cool

<big></big>

<big></big>

(Vav with shuruk)

: ū : u

Vowels

IPA

Letter(s)

Romanization

English approximation

<big></big>

(Patach-Holam), (Kamatz-Holam)

ao

cow

<big></big>

(Patach-Shuruk), (Kamatz-Shuruk)

au

<big></big>

(Segol-Shuruk), (Tzere-Shuruk)

eu

no (some dialects)

<big></big>

(Holam-Shuruk)

ou

goal

Diphthongs in Modern Hebrew (used in transliteration and loanwords)

IPA

Explanation

<big></big>

Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable): ('food') , ('eating' [participle])

<big></big>

Secondary stress, e.g. ('oh, really?')

<big></big>

Long vowels (in Tiberian Hebrew) can be transcribed using the IPA gemination sign <big></big>: the word for "hand" would be in absolute state and in construct state. Indicating normative consonant gemination uses a double consonant: ('a thief') not

Other symbols

Notes

See also