The Letters of the Hebrew Alphabet

The Letter HET (ḤET)

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Het (Ḥet) is the eighth letter of the Hebrew alphabet.

Het

Pronunciation. The letter
Het (Ḥet) is pronounced as "ch" in zebra.

Transliteration. The letter
Het (Ḥet) is transliterated "h" or "ḥ" or "ch" or "h" or "kh".

Example
(wisdom, knowledge) is transliterated hokhma. Syllabification. hokh-ma.
Note: the vowel after het is a kamats hatuf not a kamats, so...hokh not hakh.
[hokh () is a closed unaccented syllable.]

Gematria. Het (Ḥet) is equal to 8.

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