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    
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