Hebrew transliteration chart

Consonants

LetterName of LetterTransliteration
אaleph’ (closed single quotation mark)
בbethb
גgimelg
דdalethd
הheh
וwaww
זzayinz
חhethkh or (but h in hesed)
טtetht or
יyody
כ, ךkaph, final kaphk
לlamedhl
מ, םmem, final memm
נ, ןnun, final nunn
סsamekhs
עayin‘ (open single quotation mark)
פ, ףpe, final pep
צ, ץtsadhe, final tsadhets or
קqophq
רreshr
שׂsins or ś
שׁshinsh or š
תtawt

Vowels

SymbolName of VowelTransliteration
ַpatakh, furtive patakha
ָqametsa
ה ָfinal qamets heah
ֶsegole
ֵtseree
י ֵtsere yode
ִhireqi
י ִhireq yodi
ָqamets hatupho
ֹholemo
וֹfull holemo
ֻqibbutsu
וּshurequ
ֳhateph qametso
ֲhateph patakha
ֱhateph segole
ְvocal shewae
ּdaghesh or mapiqif a vowel precedes a daghesh, double the consonant