Hebrew Consonants

Hebrew consonants (letters) each carry a phonetic sound, a numeric value (Gematria), and often a symbolic meaning. This makes the Hebrew alphabet function almost like a “periodic table of language.” Here’s a reference table you can use:

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Hebrew Consonants: Sounds, Numbers, and Meanings

Letter	Name	Sound (IPA)	Numeric Value	Symbolic Meaning (Traditional)
א	Alef	ʔ / ∅	1	Ox, strength, unity, beginnings
ב	Bet	b / v	2	House, dwelling, family
ג	Gimel	g	3	Camel, movement, lifting up
ד	Dalet	d	4	Door, pathway, humility
ה	He	h	5	Window, revelation, breath
ו	Vav	v	6	Hook, connection, joining
ז	Zayin	z	7	Weapon, struggle, completion
ח	Het	χ	8	Fence, boundary, life
ט	Tet	t	9	Basket, goodness, concealment
י	Yod	j / y	10	Hand, work, divine spark
כּ / כ	Kaf	k / χ	20	Palm, power, potential
ל	Lamed	l	30	Staff, teaching, authority
מ	Mem	m	40	Water, flow, chaos, womb
נ	Nun	n	50	Fish, activity, continuation
ס	Samekh	s	60	Support, protection
ע	Ayin	∅ / ʕ	70	Eye, perception, insight
פּ / פ	Pe	p / f	80	Mouth, speech, expression
צ	Tsade	ts	90	Hook, righteousness, harvest
ק	Qof	k	100	Back of head, holiness, cycles
ר	Resh	r	200	Head, leadership, poverty
שׁ / שׂ	Shin / Sin	ʃ / s	300	Tooth, fire, sharpness
ת	Tav	t	400	Mark, covenant, completion

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Notes

1. Numeric values (Gematria): Hebrew letters double as numbers. Alef = 1, Bet = 2, Gimel = 3, … Tav = 400 ^{[1] [2]}.
2. Final forms (ך ם ן ף ץ): These sometimes have extended values (500–900) in Gematria ^[1][2].
3. Symbolic meanings: Rooted in ancient pictographs and rabbinic tradition — e.g., Alef as “ox/strength,” Bet as “house,” Gimel as “camel.” These meanings are used in mystical and linguistic studies ^[1][3]

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Gematria

Hebrew Gematria Numeric Values

Value	Letter	Name	Notes
1	א	Alef	Beginning, unity
2	ב	Bet	House, dwelling
3	ג	Gimel	Camel, movement
4	ד	Dalet	Door, pathway
5	ה	He	Breath, revelation
6	ו	Vav / Historical (Waw)	Hook, connection
7	ז	Zayin	Weapon, completion
8	ח	Het	Fence, life
9	ט	Tet	Basket, goodness
10	י	Yod	Hand, divine spark
20	כּ / כ	Kaf	Palm, power
30	ל	Lamed	Staff, teaching
40	מ	Mem	Water, womb
50	נ	Nun	Fish, continuation
60	ס	Samekh	Support, protection
70	ע	Ayin	Eye, perception
80	פּ / פ	Pe	Mouth, speech
90	צ	Tsade	Righteousness
100	ק	Qof	Cycles, holiness
200	ר	Resh	Head, leadership
300	שׁ / שׂ	Shin / Sin	Tooth, fire
400	ת	Tav	Mark, covenant
500	ך	Final Kaf	Extended value
600	ם	Final Mem	Extended value
700	ן	Final Nun	Extended value
800	ף	Final Pe	Extended value
900	ץ	Final Tsade	Extended value

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Notes

1. Basic values: Alef through Tav = 1–400.
2. Final forms: ך ם ן ף ץ extend the sequence to 500–900.
3. Combinations: Numbers above 10 are often written as combinations (e.g., 15 = ט״ו instead of י״ה, to avoid writing God’s name).
4. Usage: Gematria is used in Hebrew dates, mystical studies, and word‑number symbolism.
5. Hebrew Square font “SBL Hebrew” provided by the Society of Biblical Literature ^[4].

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