The Last Laugh
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What are the most standard "spellings" for the letters of the Hebrew alphabet?
Hello everyone!
I suppose the concept of spelling a letter may seem a bit weird, but I'm referring to how letters from different alphabets are written in English withough using the actual characters. For instance, instead of using the real characters for the Greek alphabet, we often write "alpha", "beta", "gamma", etc. I'd like to know how to do the same for the Hebrew alphabet.
As some of you may know, I use Greek letters to name my videos. They're called "Last Laugh Alpha", "Last Laugh Beta", etc. A simple, convenient system. Unfortunately, it's become obvious to me that I'm eventually going to run out of letters. Starting with the 25th tickling video I'll need a new system. I kinda like the alphabet system, so I was thinking of simply using a second one. For a number of reasons I've decided that the Hebrew alphabet (or "alephbet", as it's often called) would be appropriate.
I've got a pretty good idea how the letters are pronounced, and to some extent, how they're "spelled". However, after doing some research, I've found that there's a lot of variation in the exact spellings from one source to another. Much more than for the Greek alphabet. If I'm to use these letters for my future video titles, I'd like to use the spellings that are considered the most standard, even if they're not actually official.
The following list gives you an idea of the variety I've encountered after visiting about a dozen websites. I'm sure there are many more.
Aleph – Alef
Bet – Beth – Beyt – Beis – Vet
Gimel – Gimmel – Gimal
Dalet – Daleth – Daled
He – Hey
Vav – Waw – Vov
Zayin
Chet – Ches – Cheth – Hhet – Het
Tet – Thet – Tes
Yod – Yud
Kaf – Khaf – Chof
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samech – Samekh
Ayin
Pe – Pey – Fe
Tzade – Tsadey – Tsadi – Tzaddi – Tsadik
Qof – Quph
Resh – Reish – Reysh
Shin – Sin
Tav – Taf – Taw – Tof
I'm calling out to people who are familiar with the Hebrew letters. For each one, what would you say is the most common/standard "English" spelling?
Thank you in advance!
Hello everyone!
I suppose the concept of spelling a letter may seem a bit weird, but I'm referring to how letters from different alphabets are written in English withough using the actual characters. For instance, instead of using the real characters for the Greek alphabet, we often write "alpha", "beta", "gamma", etc. I'd like to know how to do the same for the Hebrew alphabet.
As some of you may know, I use Greek letters to name my videos. They're called "Last Laugh Alpha", "Last Laugh Beta", etc. A simple, convenient system. Unfortunately, it's become obvious to me that I'm eventually going to run out of letters. Starting with the 25th tickling video I'll need a new system. I kinda like the alphabet system, so I was thinking of simply using a second one. For a number of reasons I've decided that the Hebrew alphabet (or "alephbet", as it's often called) would be appropriate.
I've got a pretty good idea how the letters are pronounced, and to some extent, how they're "spelled". However, after doing some research, I've found that there's a lot of variation in the exact spellings from one source to another. Much more than for the Greek alphabet. If I'm to use these letters for my future video titles, I'd like to use the spellings that are considered the most standard, even if they're not actually official.
The following list gives you an idea of the variety I've encountered after visiting about a dozen websites. I'm sure there are many more.
Aleph – Alef
Bet – Beth – Beyt – Beis – Vet
Gimel – Gimmel – Gimal
Dalet – Daleth – Daled
He – Hey
Vav – Waw – Vov
Zayin
Chet – Ches – Cheth – Hhet – Het
Tet – Thet – Tes
Yod – Yud
Kaf – Khaf – Chof
Lamed
Mem
Nun
Samech – Samekh
Ayin
Pe – Pey – Fe
Tzade – Tsadey – Tsadi – Tzaddi – Tsadik
Qof – Quph
Resh – Reish – Reysh
Shin – Sin
Tav – Taf – Taw – Tof
I'm calling out to people who are familiar with the Hebrew letters. For each one, what would you say is the most common/standard "English" spelling?
Thank you in advance!
