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Read the Hebrew Alphabet

The 22 Hebrew letters, their final forms and the main vowel signs, then first words and street signs to read without vowels. Romanization is a simple learner system based on the Academy of the Hebrew Language's rules, with kh for both ח and כ.

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  • Letters א to ט

    א

    silent (alef)

  • Final forms

    f (final pe)

    ף

  • Dots, apostrophes and double letters

    צ׳

    ch (tsadi with an apostrophe)

  • First words to read

    toda (thank you)

    תודה

  • Signs

    אין כניסה

    eyn knisa (no entry)

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You start with Letters א to ט, and the next section opens as you learn the one before it.

  1. Section 1: Letters א to ט

    Start here9 cards
  2. Section 2: Letters י to ת

    13 cards
  3. Section 3: Final forms

    5 cards
  4. Section 4: Dots, apostrophes and double letters

    10 cards
  5. Section 5: Vowel signs

    10 cards
  6. Section 6: First words to read

    17 cards
  7. Section 7: Signs

    10 cards
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All 74 cards

In the order you learn them, one section at a time.

1Letters א to ט9 cards

א
silent (alef)
ב
b / v (bet)
ג
g (gimel)
ד
d (dalet)
ה
h (he)
ו
v / o / u (vav)
ז
z (zayin)
ח
kh (khet)
ט
t (tet)

2Letters י to ת13 cards

י
y / i (yud)
כ
k / kh (kaf)
ל
l (lamed)
מ
m (mem)
נ
n (nun)
ס
s (samekh)
ע
silent (ayin)
פ
p / f (pe)
צ
ts (tsadi)
ק
k (kuf)
ר
r (resh)
ש
sh / s (shin)
ת
t (tav)

3Final forms5 cards

ך
kh (final kaf)
ם
m (final mem)
ן
n (final nun)
ף
f (final pe)
ץ
ts (final tsadi)

4Dots, apostrophes and double letters10 cards

בּ
b (bet with a dot)
כּ
k (kaf with a dot)
פּ
p (pe with a dot)
שׁ
sh (shin, dot on the right)
שׂ
s (sin, dot on the left)
ג׳
j (gimel with an apostrophe)
ז׳
zh (zayin with an apostrophe)
צ׳
ch (tsadi with an apostrophe)
וו
v (double vav)
יי
y (double yud)

5Vowel signs10 cards

מַ
ma (patakh)
מָ
ma (kamats)
מֶ
me (segol)
מֵ
me (tsere)
מִ
mi (khirik)
מוֹ
mo (kholam)
מוּ
mu (shuruk)
מֻ
mu (kubuts)
מְ
m / me (shva)
אֲ
a (khataf patakh)

6First words to read17 cards

שלום
shalom (hello / goodbye / peace)
תודה
toda (thank you)
כן
ken (yes)
לא
lo (no / not)
אמא
íma (mum)
אבא
ába (dad)
בית
báyit (house / home)
מים
máyim (water)
ישראל
yisra'el (Israel)
ירושלים
yerushaláyim (Jerusalem)
תל אביב
tel aviv (Tel Aviv)
בוקר טוב
bóker tov (good morning)
סליחה
slikha (sorry / excuse me)
בבקשה
bevakasha (please / you're welcome)
עברית
ivrit (Hebrew)
קפה
kafe (coffee)
אוטובוס
ótobus (bus)

7Signs10 cards

כניסה
knisa (entrance)
יציאה
yetsi'a (exit)
אין כניסה
eyn knisa (no entry)
שירותים
sherutim (toilets)
פתוח
patúakh (open)
סגור
sagur (closed)
דחוף
dkhof (push)
משוך
meshokh (pull)
זהירות
zehirut (caution)
תחנה
takhana (stop / station)

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Published September 27, 2026