Hebrew alphabet

The Hebrew alphabet (,  ) is the alphabet used to write the Hebrew language.Gaash, Amir. "Colloquial Arabic written in Hebrew characters on Israeli websites by Druzes (and other non-Jews)." Jerusalem studies in Arabic and Islam 43 (2016): 15.Shachmon, Ori, and Merav Mack. "Speaking Arabic, Writing Hebrew. Linguistic Transitions in Christian Arab Communities in Israel". Wiener Zeitschrift Für Die Kunde Des Morgenlandes, vol. 106, 2016, pp. 223–239. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/26449346. Accessed 15 July 2021. It has 22 letters.

It has no capital letters, and is used to write some other other Jewish languages, like Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian.. 

==Letters==
Letters are down below.
letterIPAName of letterPronunciationUnicodeUnicode names of Hebrew characters at fileformat.info.HebrewKaplan, Aryeh. Sefer Yetzirah: The Book of Creation. pp. 8, 22.Modern HebrewpronunciationYiddish / AshkenazipronunciationSephardipronunciationYemenite
pronunciationApproximate western European equivalent , Alef When ʔ, as in button [ˈbʌʔn̩] or clipboard [ˌklɪʔ⁠ˈbɔɹd] Bet , b as in black  , v as in vogue Gimel g as in gourd [ɣ] gh as in Arabic ghoul Dalet , , d as in doll  th as in that He , h as in hold Vav v as in vogue Zayin , z as in zoo [χ]Chet ch as in Bach Tet t as in tool Yod , y as in yolk Kaf k as in king  ch as in bach   k as in king ~ ch as in bach  Lamed l as in luck Mem m as in mother   Nun  n as in night   Samekhְs as in sight ~, Ayin , When ʔ, as in button [ˈbʌʔn̩] or clipboard [ˌklɪʔ⁠ˈbɔɹd]. When ʕ, no English equivalent. Pe , p as in pine  , f as in fine  ,  p as in pine  ,  f as in fine Tsadi , ts as in cats  ,  Qof , k as in king Resh r as in French ⟨r⟩  Shin sh as in shower  s as in sour Tav , , t as in tool  , th as in thin

References

Bibliography
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 Hoffman, Joel M. 2004. In the Beginning: A Short History of the Hebrew Language. New York: New York University Press.


 Steinberg, David. History of the Hebrew Language.

External links

General

 How to draw letters
 Official Unicode standards document for Hebrew
 Unicode collation chartsincluding Hebrew letters, sorted by shape

Keyboards
 LiteType.comVirtual & Interactive Hebrew Keyboard
 Mikledet.comFor typing Hebrew with an English keyboard (Hebrew keyboard|Hebrew layout)
 Prize Find: Oldest Hebrew Inscription  Biblical Archaeology Review


Category:Alphabets
Category:Hebrew language