Consonants
| Letter | Name of Letter | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| א | aleph | ’ (a closing single quotation mark) |
| ב | beth | b |
| ג | gimel | g |
| ד | daleth | d |
| ה | he | h |
| ו | waw | w |
| ז | zayin | z |
| ח | heth | kh (but h in hesed) |
| ט | teth | t |
| י | yod | y |
| כ, ך | kaph, final kaph | k |
| ל | lamedh | l |
| מ, ם | mem, final mem | m |
| נ, ן | nun, final nun | n |
| ס | samekh | s |
| ע | ayin | ‘ (an opening single quotation mark) |
| פ, ף | pe, final pe | p |
| צ, ץ | tsadhe, final tsadhe | ts |
| ק | qoph | q |
| ר | resh | r |
| שׂ | sin | s |
| שׁ | shin | sh |
| ת | taw | t |
Vowels
| Symbol | Name of Vowel | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|
| ַ | patakh, furtive patakh | a |
| ָ | qamets | a |
| ה ָ | final qamets he | ah |
| ֶ | segol | e |
| ֵ | tsere | e |
| י ֵ | tsere yod | e |
| ִ | hireq | i |
| י ִ | hireq yod | i |
| ָ | qamets hatuph | o |
| ֹ | holem | o |
| וֹ | full holem | o |
| ֻ | qibbuts | u |
| וּ | shureq | u |
| ֳ | hateph qamets | o |
| ֲ | hateph patakh | a |
| ֱ | hateph segol | e |
| ְ | vocal shewa | e |
| ּ | daghesh or mapiq | if a vowel precedes a daghesh, double the consonant |