Hebrew Vowels
Hebrew Term | English Term/Definition | Hebrew Definition | Hint | Picture | Audio | |
1 | אַ | AH (as in father) | פַּתָּח | |||
2 | אֲ | AH (as in father) | חֲטָף פַּתָּח | |||
3 | חַ- | ACH (as in Bach) | פַּתָּח גָּנוּב | only at the end of a word | ||
4 | אָ | AH (as in father) | קָמָץ | |||
5 | אוֹ | OH (as in go) | חוֹלָם מָלֵא | |||
6 | אֹ | OH (as in go) | חוֹלָם חָסֵר | missing the vav | ||
7 | אֳ | OH (as in go) | חֲטָף קָמָץ | |||
8 | (אָ (כָּל | OH (as in go) | קָמָץ קָטָן | |||
9 | אוּ | OO (as in boo) | שׁוּרוּק | |||
10 | אֻ | OO (as in boo) | קֻבּוּץ | |||
11 | אֶ | EH (as in egg) | סֶגוֹל | |||
12 | אֱ | EH (as in egg) | חֲטָף סֶגוֹל | |||
13 | אֵ | Ay (as in day) | צֵירֵי | |||
14 | אִ | EE (as in bee) | חִירִיק | |||
15 | -אְ | I (as in hit) | שְׁוָא נָע | begins a syllable | ||
16 | אְ- | Silent | שְׁוָא נָח | ends a syllable | ||
17 | אַי | AI (as in Adonai) | פַּתָּח + י | diphthong | ||
18 | אָי | AI (as in Adonai) | קָמָץ + י | diphthong | ||
19 | אָיו | Av (as in mitzvotav) | קָמָץ + י + ו | ignore the Yod | ||
20 | אוֹי | Oy (as in boy) | חוֹלָם + י | diphthong | ||
21 | אוּי | OO EE (as in gooey) | שׁוּרוּק + י | diphthong |