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The International Phonetic Alphabet for Hebrew is shown below in charts which shows concisely the most common way in which the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is applied to represent the Hebrew language using the Modern/Israeli Hebrew pronunciation.

See Hebrew phonology for a more complete version.

Note: An image of the chart is also available.

[edit] IPA: Hebrew Consonants

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
p פּ ףּ (Pei) pen, spin, tip p
b בּ (Bet) but, web b
t ט (Tet), ת (Tav) two, sting, bet t
d ד (Dalet) do, odd d
צ׳ (Tsadi with chupchik) chair, nature, teach ch
ג׳ (Gimel with chupchik) gin, joy, edge j
k כּ ךּ (Kaph) cat, kill, skin, queen, thick k
ɡ ג (Gimel) go, get, beg g
f פ ף (Fei) fool, enough, leaf f
v ב (Vet), ו (Vav) voice, have v
θ ת׳ (Tav with chupchik) thing, teeth th
ð ד׳ (Dalet with chupchik) this, breathe, father th
s שׂ (Sin) see, city, pass s
z ז (Zayin) zoo, rose z
ʃ שׁ (Shin) she, sure, emotion, leash sh
ʒ ז׳ (Zayin with chupchik) pleasure, beige varies
h ה (Hei) hen h
m מ ם (Mem) man, tam m
n נ ן (Nun) no, tin n
l ל (Lamed) left, bell l
ʁ ר (Resh) (guttural R) (Rhotic
consonant) ex. run
r
w ו׳ (Vav with chupchik) we w
j י (Yud) yes y
χ ח (Chet)
כ ך (Chaph)
Scottish loch ch (or kh)
ʔ א (Aleph), ע (Ayin) uh-(ʔ)oh unwritten
ts צ ץ (Tsadi)
תס (Tav-Samech)
תשׂ (Tav-Sin)
tsunami, pizza ts (or tz)

[edit] IPA: Hebrew Vowels

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
i י(Hiriq-Yud), (Hiriq) city, see, ski, leaf i
e (Zeire), (Segol) bed, lead, said e
a (Kamatz), (Patach) run, enough a
u וּ (Vav with shuruk), (Kubutz) soon, through u
o וֹ (Vav with cholom) no, tow o

[edit] IPA: Hebrew Diphthongs

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
ej י (Segol-Yud), (Zeire) day, pain, table ei
aj י (Patach-Yud), י (Kamatz-Yud) fine, why ai
oj וֹי (Vav with holam male-Yud) loin, boy oi
uj (rare) וּי (Vav with shuruq-Yud) chop suey, phooey ui
ao (rare) או (Alef-Vav) town, mouse ao
ju (rare) יוּ (Yud-Vav with shuruk) cute, beauty , circular yu
ij (rare) יְ(Hiriq-Yud with Shva Nach)
i.e. "נִיְלֵן" nij'lɛn
iy

[edit] IPA: Marginal Sounds

IPA Letter(s) English Examples Trans.
ŋ נג (Nun-Gimel), ringer, sing, drink ng

[edit] IPA: Other symbols used in transcription of Hebrew pronunciation

IPA Explanation
ˈ Primary stress (placed before the stressed syllable), for example rapping /ˈɹæpɪŋ/
ˌ Secondary stress, for example battleship /ˈbætl̩ˌʃɪp/
. Syllable separator, for example ice cream /aɪs.krim/ vs. I scream /aɪ.skrim/
 ̩ Syllabic consonant, for example ridden /ˈɹɪdn̩/

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