GREEK LOWER CASE.
HEBREW.
The Hebrew alphabet has twenty-two letters. Column No. 1 of the following table indicates the force of Hebrew letters when read without points. Column No. 2 gives their force when the language is printed with the Masoretic points or vowels, which are of later date than the letters. The names and numerical value of the characters are also shown.
THE HEBREW ALPHABET.
| Names. | No. 1. | No. 2. | Numer. Value. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א | Aleph | Sounded a in war (vowel) | A gentle aspirate | 1 |
| ב | Beth | ... | Bh | 2 |
| ג | Gimel | g hard | Gh | 3 |
| ד | Daleth | ... | Dh | 4 |
| ח | He | a in hate (vow.) | A rough aspirate | 5 |
| ו | Vau | u vowel, or before a vowel, w | ... | 6 |
| ז | Zain | ... | Ds | 7 |
| ה | Cheth | ... | Hh | 8 |
| ט | Teth | Th | ... | 9 |
| י | Jod | Like ee in English (vowel) | j consonant, or the softer y | 10 |
| כ ך final | Caph | k or c hard | ... | 20 |
| ל | Lamed | ... | ... | 30 |
| מ ם final | Mem | ... | ... | 40 |
| נ ן final | Nun | ... | ... | 50 |
| ס | Samech | ... | Soft s | 60 |
| ע | Ain | o long (vowel) | hg, or hgh, the roughest aspirate | 70 |
| פ ף final | Phe | ... | ... | 80 |
| צ ץ final | Tzaddi | j soft | ... | 90 |
| ק | Koph | k or qu | ... | 100 |
| ר | Resch | ... | ... | 200 |
| ש | Shin or Sin | ... | s hard | 300 |
| ת | Thau | ... | ... | 400 |