Hebrew Letters Names and Definitions

Number / Name MH / Modern H / Ancient H / Name AH / Symbol / Meaning

Number / Name MH / Modern H / Ancient H / Name AH / Symbol /                  Meaning

 1)  aleph   a   a       aleph          ox head                         strength, power, leader

 2)  beth                b   b         beyt            tent                               home, family, in

3)   gimel              c c          gam           foot                               walk, gather

4)   daleth             d   d        dal             door                               move, hang, entrance

5)   he                    e   e         hey            man with raised arms     look, reveal, breath

6)   vav                   f   f          waw           tent peg                          add, secure, hook

7)   zayin                z   z        zan             plow, hoe                      food, cut, nourish

8)   heth                 h   h        hhets          wall                               outside, divide, half

9)   teth                  u   u         thet             basket, wheel                encircle, contain, clay

10) yod                   i   i        yad             arm, hand                      work, throw

11) kaph                k   k         kaph           palm                              bend, allow, open, tame

12) lamed             l   l         lam             shepphard staff             teach, yoke, bind, toward

13) mem                m   m       mah            water                             chaos, mighty, blood

14) nun                  n   n         nun             sprout                            continue, heir

15) samekh           x        x         sin               thorn                             grab, protect, hate

16) ayin                 g   o       ahn             eye                                watch, know, shade

17) pe                    p   p       pey             mouth                            blow, scatter, edge

18) sadhe              y   y       tsad             path, trail                      wait, hunt, chase, snare

19) qoph               q   q       quph            sunset                           condense, circle, time

20) resh                r   r        resh             head of man                  first, top, beginning

21) shin                s   s       shin             teeth                              sharp, press, eat, two

22) tav                  t   t         taw              sticks                             mark, sign, target, monument

23)                                           g         ghah            rope                              crooked, dark, goat

 

Corresponding typewriter letters

 

a   b   c   d   e   f   g   h   i   j   k   l   m   n   o   p   q   r   s   t   u   v   w   x   y   z

a..b...c..d..e..f...g..h..ij...k..l.m....n..o...p..q..r..s..t..u......w...x..y...z

ab...cd.e...f..g..h.i.....k.l.m.n.o.pq.r.s..t..u..........x.y.z