Character Name Pronunciation Numerical
Value
finals
א Aleph A cutting off of the breath, like the 'h' in 'honest' 1
בּ ב Beth The dotted Beth is pronounced 'b,' the undotted 'v' 2
גּ ג Gimel The dotted Gimel is a hard 'g,' and the undotted is a soft gutteral 'gh' 3
דּ ד Daleth The dotted Daleth is pronounced 'd,' and the undotted is a voiced 'th' as in 'the' 4
ה Hey Pronounced 'h' 5
ו Waw Pronounced 'w' 6
ז Zayin Pronounced 'z' 7
ח Heth A gutteral 'h' as in the Scottish 'loch' 8
ט Teth A dull 't' 9
י Yod Pronounced 'y' 10
כּ כ ך Kaph The dotted Kaph is 'k,' undotted 'ch' 20
ל Lamed Pronounced 'l' 30
מ ם Mem Pronounced 'm' 40
נ ן Nun Pronounced 'n' 50
ס Samek A dull 's' 60
ע Ayin Hard to pronounce. Like a gulping sound. 70
פּ פ ף Pey The dotted Pey is 'p,' undotted is 'f' 80
צ ץ Tsade A harsh dental 's' 90
ק Koph A 'k' at the back of the throat 100
ר Resh Pronounced 'r' 200
שׂ שׁ Sin, Shin Sin (with a dot over the left) pronounced 's,' Shin (dot over the right) is 'sh' 300
תּ ת Taw The dotted Taw is a 't,' undotted 'th' as in 'think' 400