| Symbol | Hebrew letter it represents | How it is pronounced | Additional information |
|---|---|---|---|
| ’
|
Alef | mute, expressed as a very brief interval between the sounds preceding and following it | in the transliteration of the Eternal Book, it appears only once, in meßat’im (in the 5th Verse) |
| ß | Bet (when pronounced Vet) | “v” |
|
| h | Hey | as an expired “h” | |
| w | Waw | “w” | |
| v | Waw | “v” | |
| ĥ | Ĥet | between the Spanish “j” or german “ch” and a strong "h" | can be pronounced like the Spanish “j” or german “ch” |
| k | Kaf | “k” | |
| ķ | Kaf ( when pronounced Ķaf) | like the Spanish “j” or german “ch” | |
| ‘ | ‘Ayin | indicates a guttural sound, which needs not be pronounced | |
| ş | Şade | as an emphatic “s” | |
| q
|
Quf | “k” | Quf is a bit more guttural than Kaf, but in practice there is no need to make a difference |
| š | Šin | “sh” | |
| s | Sameķ or Sin | "s" as in “soul” | |
| t and h (th) | represents the two sounds “t” and then “h” | not to be confused with the English “th” |
| Vowel | How it is pronounced | Additional info |
|---|---|---|
| a | sometimes pronounced deep, as in “Jar”, sometimes light, as in “Advent” | pronounce within that range, and not as the other possible vocalizations of the letter A |
| e
|
as in the first “e” of “presence”
|
two e are literally pronounced “e-e”, twice the same sound “e” (as the first “e” of presence), not as the sound usually rendered by “ee” in English, and which is always exclusively transliterated by i or y. |
| i | as "ee” in English | stands for a long, full sound “ee” |
| y | as "ee” in English | stands for a short “ee”, either before or at the end of another vowel |
| ey | as a single syllable, as the “ei” in “reign” | |
| ei | equal duration of the two sounds transliterated by the letters “e” and “i”, as the “ei” in “deity”. |
| NOTE |
|---|
| The Holy Name YHWH is not to be literally read, as a “Y” followed by an “H”, then by a “W” and then by an “H”, but is purposely transliterated in a way which does not fully express Its actual pronunciation. |