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Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

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Appendix E – Parent Root Dictionary<br />

Modern <strong>Hebrew</strong><br />

Derivatives<br />

Script Name Sound Greek Latin<br />

a aleph silent A<br />

b beyt b,bh B<br />

g gimel g C,G<br />

d dalet d D<br />

h hey h E<br />

w vav v,o,u * F<br />

z zayin z Z<br />

x hhet hh H<br />

j tet t -<br />

y yud y I,J<br />

$,k kaph k,kh K<br />

l lamed l L<br />

~,m Mem m M<br />

!,n nun n N<br />

s samech s X<br />

[ ayin silent O<br />

@,p pey ph P<br />

#,c tsadey ts M * -<br />

q quph q Q * Q<br />

r resh r R<br />

v,f shin,sin sh,s S<br />

t tav t T<br />

* <strong>Ancient</strong> letter not carried over into Modern Greek.<br />

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