Hebrew and Chaldee Alphabet
Num- ber. | Sound or Power. | Hebrew and Chaldee Letters. | Numerical Value. | How ex- pressed in this work by Roman letters. | Hebrew Name of Letter. | Signification of Name. |
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1. | a (soft breathing) | א | 1* | A | Aleph | Ox, also Duke, or Leader. |
2. | b, bb (v) | ב | 2 | B | Beth | House. |
3. | g (hard), gh | ג | 3 | G | Gimel | Camel. |
4. | d, dh (flat th) | ד | 4 | D | Daleth | Door. |
5. | h (rough breathing) | ה | 5 | H | Hé | Window. |
6. | v, u, o | ו | 6 | V | Vau | Peg, Nail. |
7. | z, dz | ז | 7 | Z | Zayin | Weapon, Sword. |
8. | ch (guttural) | ח | 8 | Ch | Cheth | Enclosure, Fence. |
9. | t (strong) | ט | 9 | T | Teth | Serpent. |
10. | i, y (as in yes) | י | 10 | I | Yod | Hand. |
11. | k, kh | כ Final = ך | 20 Final = 500** | K | Kaph | Palm of the hand. |
12. | l | ל | 30 | L | Lamed | Ox-goad. |
13. | m | מ Final = ם | 40 Final = 600 | M | Mem | Water. |
14. | n | נ Final = ן | 50 Final = 700 | N | Nun | Fish. |
15. | s | ס | 60 | S | Samekh | Prop, Support. |
16. | o, aa, ng (guttural) | ע | 70 | O | Ayin | Eye. |
17. | p, ph | פ Final = ף | 80 Final = 800 | P | Pé | Mouth. |
18. | ts, tz, j | צ Final = ץ | 90 Final = 900 | Tz | Tzaddi | Fishing-hook. |
19. | q, qh (guttural) | ק | 100 | Q | Qoph | Back of the head. |
20. | r | ר | 200 | R | Resh | Head. |
21. | sh, s | ש | 300 | Sh | Shin | Tooth. |
22. | th, t | ת | 400 | Th | Tau | Sign of the Cross. |