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Cowie's Printer's Pocket-Book and Manual/The Hebrew Alphabet

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THE HEBREW ALPHABET.

א a Aleph
ב b Beth
ג g Gimel
ד d Daleth
ה h He
ו v or u Vau
ז v or ds Zain
ח ch or hh Cheth
ט t or th Teth
י j, i, or y Jod
כ k or ch Caph
ל l Lamed
מ m Mem
נ n Nun
ס s Samech
ע gn Ain
פ p, ph, or f Phe
צ tz or ts Tsadde
ק q or k Coph
ר r Resch
ש sh or s Shin
ת th or t Thau

Final Letters.

Caph Mem Nun Phe Tsadde
ך ם ן ף ץ

Letters that have a Likeness to others.

Beth Caph— Gimel Nun— Daleth Caph Resch
ב כ ג נ ד ך ר
He Cheth Thau— Vau Zain Jod Nun
ה ח ת ו ז י ן

Teth Mem— Mem Samech— Ain Tsadde.
ט מ מ ס ע צ

Hebrew words never being divided, the following are cast broad, and are used at the end of lines, viz.—

Aleph He Lamed Mem Thau
א‎ ה ל ת