Aleph Bet Chart & Sh'va Rules

THE ALEPH BET

‫ו‬ ‫ה‬ ‫ד‬ ‫ג‬ ‫ב‬ ‫בּ‬ ‫א‬

“V” “H” “D” “G” “V” “B” silent - takes the
Vav Hey Dalet Gimel Vet Bet name of its vowel

‫ך‬ ‫כ‬ ‫כּ‬ ‫י‬ ‫ט‬ ‫ח‬ Aleph

“CH” “CH” “K” “Y” “T” “CH” ‫ז‬
CHaf Sofeet CHaf Kaf Yud Tet CHet
“Z”
‫ע‬ ‫ס‬ ‫ן‬ ‫נ‬ ‫ם‬ ‫מ‬ Zayin

silent - takes the “S” “N” “N” “M” “M” ‫ל‬
name of its vowel Samech Nun Sofeet Nun Mem Sofeet Mem
“L”
Ayin ‫ק‬ ‫ץ‬ ‫צ‬ ‫ף‬ ‫פ‬ Lamed

‫ר‬ “K” “TZ” “TZ” “F” “F” ‫פּ‬
Koof TZadi Sofeet TZadi Fay Sofeet Fay
“R” “P”
Raysh ‫תּ‬/‫ת‬ ‫שׂ‬ Pay
“T”
Tav “S” ‫שׁ‬
Sin
“SH”
SHin

VOWELS

‫&ֳ ָ &ֲ ַ ֵ &ֱ ֶ ִ ְ ֻ & וּ ֺ &וֹ‬

“OH” “OO” “IH” “EE” “EH” “AY” “AH” “AH”
Cheereek
OR SILENT Sehgol/

Chohlam Shoorook Sh’va Chataf Sehgol Tzayray Pahtahch/ Kahmahtz

Chataf
Pahtahch