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 | ﬦ | ת |