The Hebrew alphabet

**The 22 traditional forms**
Letter	Transliteration	Value	Name	Meaning	Type
א	(silent)	1	Alef	Ox	Mother
ב	B/V	2	Beit	House	Double
ג	G	3	Gimel	Camel	Double
ד	D	4	Dalet	Door	Double
ה	H	5	Hei	Window	Single
ו	V/O/U	6	Vav	Nail	Single
ז	Z	7	Zayin	Sword	Single
ח	Ch	8	Cheit	Fence	Single
ט	T	9	Teit	Snake	Single
י	Y	10	Yod	Hand	Single
כ	K/Kh	20	Kaf	Fist	Double
ל	L	30	Lamed	Ox-Goad	Single
מ	M	40	Mem	Water	Mother
נ	N	50	Nun	Fish	Single
ס	S	60	Samekh	Prop	Single
ע	(silent)	70	Ayin	Eye	Single
פ	P/F	80	Pei	Mouth	Double
צ	Tz	90	Tzadei	Hook	Single
ק	Q	100	Qof	Ear	Single
ר	R	200	Reish	Head	Double
ש	Sh/S	300	Shin	Tooth	Mother
ת	T/S	400	Tav	Cross	Double