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Romanization of Hebrew - Definition and Overview

For more details, see Hebrew alphabet and Romanization#Hebrew.

The two most common standards for romanization of Hebrew are those of the United Nations and the Library of Congress. They are identical in most respects, but there are some significant differences.

LOCNameNumberLOCUNIPA (Modern Israeli)
א Alef1’ or disregard, -[ ʔ, - ]
בּ Bet2b b
ב Bet2v v[ b, v ]
ג Gimel3g g[ ɡ ]
ד Dalet4d d[ d ]
ה He5h h[ h~ʔ, - ]
ו Vav6·v w[ v ]
װ Vav6·v (only if a consonant)
ז Zayin7z z[ z ]
ח Het8·h h[ x~ħ ]
ט Tet9·t t[ t ]
י Yod10y (only if a consonant y[ j ]
כּ, ךּ Yod10k k
כ, ך Kaf20kh kh[ k, x ]
ל Lamed30ll[ l ]
מ, ם Mem40mm[ m ]
נ, ן Nun50nn[ n ]
ס Samekh60ss[ s ]
ע Ayin70‘‘[ ʔ ~ ʕ, - ]
פּ, ףּ Pe80pp
פ, ף Pe80ff[ p, f ]
צ, ץ Tsadi90tsz[ t͡s ]
ק Qof100·kq[ k ]
ר Resh200rr[ ʁ ]
שׁ Shin300shsh[ ʃ, s ]
שׂ Shin300`ss
תּ Tav400tt
ת Tav400t (in Yiddish, `s)t[ t ]
ַ a a
ָ a or o a or o
ֶ e e
ֵ e e
ִ i i
ֹ o o
ֻ u u
י ֶ e e
י ַ ai a
י ֵ ee
י ִ ii
וֹ oo
וּ uu
ְ e or disregardede or disregarded
ֲ aa
ֱ ee
ֳ oo

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