An introduction the twenty-two consonants of the Hebrew Alef-Bet.
Here they are for a quick visual reference:
| Name | Block | Cursive | Sound |
| Alef | א |  |
no sound |
| Bet | ב |  |
B or V |
| Gimel | ג |  |
G (never J) |
| Dalet | ד |  |
D |
| He | ה |  |
H |
| Vav | ו |  |
V or used with O/U vowels |
| Zayin | ז |  |
Z |
| Het | ח |  |
Ḥ |
| Tet | ט |  |
Ṭ |
| Yod | י |  |
Y |
| Kaf | כ |  |
K or KH |
| Final Kaf | ך |  |
KH |
| Lamed | ל |  |
L |
| Mem | מ |  |
M |
| Final Mem | ם |  |
M |
| Nun | נ |  |
N |
| Final Nun | ן |  |
N |
| Samekh | ס |  |
S |
| Ayin | ע |  |
No sound, but added “throaty sound” stops and vowels |
| Pe | פ |  |
P or F |
| Final Pe | ף |  |
F |
| Tsadi | צ |  |
Tz/Ts |
| Final Tsadi | ץ |  |
Tz/Ts |
| Qof | ק |  |
Q (quick pop type “q” in throat) |
| Resh | ר |  |
R |
| Shin | ש |  |
Sh or S |
| Tav | ת |  |
T |
