Transliteration of Hebrew Words in the ESV Study Bible

Consonants

Letter Name of Letter Transliteration
א aleph ’ (closed single quotation mark)
ב beth b
ג gimel g
ד daleth d
ה he h
ו waw w
ז zayin z
ח heth kh (but h in hesed)
ט teth t
י yod y
כ, ך kaph, final kaph k
ל lamedh l
מ, ם mem, final mem m
נ, ן nun, final nun n
ס samekh s
ע ayin ‘ (open single quotation mark)
פ, ף pe, final pe p
צ, ץ tsadhe, final tsadhe ts
ק qoph q
ר resh r
שׂ sin s
שׁ shin sh
ת taw t

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