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"Hebrew" may refer either to Modern Israeli Hebrew, reconstructed languages such as Biblical or Mishnaic Hebrew, or to various pronunciation traditions used in liturgical settings.

[edit] Modern Hebrew

The charts below show the way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) represents Modern/Israeli Hebrew language pronunciations in Wikipedia articles. Since Modern Hebrew has both non-Oriental and Oriental pronunciation, certain letters may be transcribed differently depending on the background of the speaker. See Hebrew phonology for a more thorough look at the sounds of Hebrew.

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[edit] IPA: Hebrew Consonants IPA Letter(s) English Examples Romanization b בּ (Bet) but, web b d ד (Dalet) do, odd d dʒ ג׳ (Gimel with geresh) gin, joy, edge j f פ ף (Fei) fool, enough, leaf f ɡ ג (Gimel) go, get, beg g h ה (Hei) hen h (ħ)[1] ח (Chet) Arabic Hussein ch j י (Yud) yes y k כּ (Kaph) cat, kill, skin, queen, thick k l ל (Lamed) left, bell l m מ ם (Mem) man, tam m n נ ן (Nun) no, tin n p פּ (Pei) pen, spin, tip p ʁ[2] ר (Resh) (guttural R) (Rhotic consonant) ex. run r s ס (Samech) שׂ (Sin) see, city, pass s ʃ שׁ (Shin) she, sure, emotion, leash sh t ט (Tet) ת (Tav) two, sting, bet t ts[3] צ ץ (Tsadi) תס (Tav-Samech) תשׂ (Tav-Sin) tsunami, pizza ts (or tz) tʃ צ׳ (Tsadi with geresh) chair, nature, teach ch v ב (Vet) ו (Vav) voice, have v w וו (double Vav) ו (Vav) we w χ ח (Chet)[1] כ ך (Chaph) Scottish loch ch (or kh) z ז (Zayin) zoo, rose z ʒ ז׳ (Zayin with geresh) pleasure, beige varies ʔ א (Aleph) ע (Ayin)[1] uh-(ʔ)oh unwritten (ʕ)[1] ע (Ayin) Arabic Abdullah[4]

[edit] IPA: Hebrew Vowels IPA Letter(s) English Examples Romanization a (Kamatz), (Patach) run, enough a e (Zeire), (Segol) bed, head, said e ə (Schwa) about i י(Hiriq-Yud), (Hiriq) city, see, ski, leaf i o וֹ (Vav with cholam) no, tow o u וּ (Vav with shuruk), (Kubutz) soon, through u (e)[5] (Shva) bet, (may be silent) e or nothing [edit] IPA: Hebrew Diphthongs IPA Letter(s) English Examples Romanization ei י (Segol-Yud), (Zeire) day, pain, table ei ai י (Patach-Yud), י (Kamatz-Yud) fine, why ai oi וֹי (Vav with holam male-Yud) loin, boy oi ui וּי (Vav with shuruq-Yud) chop suey, phooey ui ao (rare) או (Alef-Vav) town, mouse ao ju (rare) יוּ (Yud-Vav with shuruk) cute, beauty , circular yu ij (rare) יְ(Hiriq-Yud with Shva Nach) i.e. "נִיְלֵן" nijˈlɛn — iy

[edit] Notes

[edit] See also

• International Phonetic Alphabet
• Hebrew phonology
• Hebrew alphabet
• Hebraization of English
• Romanization of Hebrew

[edit] External links

• The International Phonetic Alphabet (revised to 2005) Symbols for all languages are shown on this one-page chart.

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