Hebrew Letters

Basic Letter Correspondences

Hebrew
Letter		 English
Equivalents		 Spelling
and Number		 Number
Value		 Meaning Letter
Type
א
Aleph		 A אלף
(ALP)
111		 1 Ox Mother
ב
Beth		 B בית
(BYTh)
421		 2 House Double
ג
Gimel		 G גמל
(GML)
73		 3 Camel Double
ד
Daleth		 D דלת
(DLTh)
434		 4 Door Double
ה
Heh		 H חח
(HH)
10		 5 Window Simple
ו
Vau		 V, W, U, F, O וו
(VV)
2		 6 Nail, Pin, Hook Simple
ז
Zain		 Z זין
(ZYN)
67		 7 Sword, Armour Simple
ח
Cheth		 Ch חית
(ChYTh)
418		 8 Fence, Enclosure Simple
ט
Teth		 T טית
(TYTh)
419		 9 Serpent Simple
י
Yod		 Y, I, J יוד
(YVD)
20		 10 Hand Simple
כ
Kaph
(ך)		 K כף
(KP)
100		 20
(500)		 Fist, Palm of Hand Double
ל
Lamed		 L למד
(LMD)
74		 30 Ox Goad, Lash Simple
מ
Mem
(ם)		 M מים
(MYM)
90		 40
(600)		 Water Mother
נ
Nun
(ן)		 N נון
(NVN)
106		 50
(700)		 Fish Simple
ס
Samekh		 S סמך
(SMK)
120		 60 Prop, Support Simple
ע
Ayin		 Ay, A'a, O, Ng עין
(AYN)
130		 70 Eye Simple
פ
Peh
(ף)		 P, Ph, F פח
(PH)
85		 80
(800)		 Mouth Double
צ
Tzaddi
(ץ)		 Tz צדי
(TzDI)
104		 90
(900)		 Fish Hook Simple
ק
Qoph		 Q קוף
(QVP)
186		 100 Back of Head Simple
ר
Resh		 R ריש
(RISh)
510		 200 Head Double
ש
Shin		 Sh שין
(ShIN)
360		 300 Tooth Mother
ת
Tav		 T תו
(ThV)
404		 400 Cross, Mark Double