Hebrew

IPA: Hebrew Consonants

IPA Letter(s) English
approximate
Romani-
zation
b בּ (Bet) but, web b
d ד (Dalet) dark, odd d
ג׳ (Gimel with geresh) gin, joy, edge ǧ or j
f פ ף (Fei) fool, enough, leaf f or
ɡ ג (Gimel) go, get, beg g
h ה (Hei) hen h
ħ ח (Chet) as in Arabic Hussein,
pronounced by
Oriental Hebrew
speakers
or ch
j י (Yud) yes y
k כּ (Kaph)
ק (Qoph)
skin, skip k
l ל (Lamed) left l
m מ ם (Mem) man, tam m
n נ ן (Nun) no, tin n
p פּ (Pei) speak, spin p
q ק (Qoph)

as qāḍī in Literary Arabic,
but in
Modern Hebrew
,
normally pronounced as skin

q or k
ʁ ר (Resh) (guttural R) (Rhotic
consonant) ex. run
r
s ס (Samech)
שׂ (Sin)
see, city, pass s
ʃ שׁ (Shin) she, sure, emotion, leash š or sh
t ט (Tet)
ת (Tav)
sting, stick, start t
ts צ ץ (Tsadi) tsunami, pizza, cats ts (or tz)
צ׳ ץ׳ (Tsadi with geresh) chair, nature, teach č or ch
v ב (Vet)
ו (Vav)
וו (double Vav)
voice, have v or ḇ/w
w וו (double Vav)
ו (Vav)
we w
χ ח (Chet)
כ ך (Chaph)
Similar to Scottish loch ḥ/ḵ or ch/kh
z ז (Zayin) zoo, rose z
ʒ ז׳ (Zayin with geresh) pleasure, beige ž
ʔ א (Aleph)
ע (Ayin)
uh-(ʔ)oh ʼ or '
ʕ ע (Ayin) as in Arabic ʿAbdallah,
pronounced by
Oriental Hebrew
speakers
ʻ or '


IPA: Hebrew Vowels

IPA Letter(s) English
approximate
Romani-
zation
a ָ (Kamatz), Hebrew Patah.svg (Patach) father a
e Hebrew Zeire.svg (Zeire), Hebrew Segol.svg (Segol), Tilde Schwa.svg (Shva) bed, head, said e
i יHebrew Hiriq.svg(Hiriq-Yud), Hebrew Hiriq.svg(Hiriq) city, see, ski, leaf i
o ֹ  (Holam alone), וֹ (with any mater lectionis) story o
u וּ (Vav with shuruk), Hebrew Backslash Qubuz.svg (Kubutz) soon, through u


IPA: Hebrew Diphthongs

IPA Letter(s) English
approximate
Romani-
zation
ei יHebrew Segol.svg (Segol-Yud),
Hebrew Zeire.svg (Zeire)
day, pain,
table
ei
ai יHebrew Patah.svg (Patach-Yud),
ָי
 (Kamatz-Yud)
fine, why ai
oi וֹי (Vav with holam male-Yud) loin, boy oi
ui וּי (Vav with shuruq-Yud) (boot+yes) ui
ao (rare) או (Alef-Vav) town, mouse ao
ju (rare) יוּ (Yud-Vav with shuruk) cute, beauty,
circular
yu
ij (rare) יְHebrew Hiriq.svg(Hiriq-Yud with
Shva Nach)
i.e. "נִיְלֵן" [nijˈlen]
(bee+yes) iy


IPA: Marginal Sounds

IPA Letter(s) English approximate Romani-
zation
ð ד׳ (Dalet with geresh) this, breathe, father th
ŋ נג (Nun-Gimel), ringer, sing, drink ng
θ ת׳ (Tav with geresh) thing, teeth th


IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of Hebrew pronunciation

IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), e.g. אֹכֶל food /ˈʔoχel/, אוֹכֵל‏ eating (participle) /ʔoˈχel/
ˌ Secondary stress, e.g. הֲאֻמְנָם? oh really? /ˌhaʔumˈnam/
ː Long vowels (in Tiberian Hebrew) can be transcribed using the IPA gemination sign ː, e.g. the word hand would be יָד /jaːd/ in absolute state and יַד־ /jad/ in construct state.Indicating normative consonant gemination is done with a double consonant, e.g. גַּנָּב a thief /ɡanˈnav/ not /ɡaˈnːav/

© Wikipedia