Hebrew Letters / Final Consonants & Vowels
The following letter chart is very useful to quickly see the letters, their shapes, their names, and the numerical values (Gematria). Each letter represents a number. For example, Chapter 42:11 would is frequently written in Hebrew as MEM-BEIT (for 42) then YOD-ALEF for (11). The MEM has a value of 40, and BEIT has value of 2 – adding up to the number forty two. Then the YOD has a value of 10 and the ALEF a value of 1, adding up to the eleven.
The cursive letters are used when people write letters or take notes in a class. Rashi Script is used to print the text of Rashi’s commentary, and sometimes other commentaries. The column I have labeled “HAND” is an example of writing the block letter by Hand. Non Israeli beginner students sometimes have to write letters like this until they have time to learn cursive letters.
Error: The SAMECH in the above chart should have an “S” in the pronunciation column.
The following sources were used in creating this chart:
- Hebrew Word Pictures, Frank T. Seekins, Living Word Pictures Inc, Phoenix Arizona, 1994
- The Inner Meaning of the Hebrew Letters, Robert Haralock
- The Wisdom of the Hebrew Alphabet, Rabbi Michael Munk
- How the Hebrew Language Grew, Edward Horowitz
- Honey from the Rock, Lawrence Kushner
- The Secrets of Hebrew Words, Benjamin Bleck
More Details on Hidden Meanings of the Letters: http://www.inner.org/hebleter/default
Hebrew Letters / Final Consonants & Vowels
All vowels above are shown over the letter “Bet” which sounds like the
English letter “B”.
“Shalom” Written in All Six Styles of Letters (Fonts)
These are the styles of letters (fonts) that are available in “At Home with Hebrew”. You can repeat the alphabet learning lessons with different letter-styles for practice.