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Hebrew Braille is the system of Braille used by Hebrew Speakers and specifically, in the State Of Israel . It many ways it is similar to the standard braille system used with the Roman Alphabet . For instance, the Hebrew letter Gimmel and the letter G in English share the same braille code. When the letter is not generally represented in English, such as the letter Chet , with a "ch" sound (such as in "lo'''ch'''"), it is represented by its IPA symbol, x, so the x used in English is used. This makes it much easier that the two systems are very related based on shared constants and vowels (see table below).

The Hebrew Braille is read from left to right, whereas in written Hebrew, it is read right to left. Unlike in standard written Hebrew, in Hebrew braille, consonants "vet" and "bet", "kaf" and "chaf", "fei" and "pei", "shin" and "sin" are differentiated. Also unlike in standard written Hebrew, consonant "vav", and vowels "vav" with a Shuruk and "vav" with a Cholam are differentiated. Similarly consonant "Yud" and vowel "Yud", normally written without accents, are differentiated with separate braille characters. See table below for further clarification on pronunciation of the different consonants and vowels and their respective symbols.


Letters

  • The letters in the table are read from left to right.



  Image:Braille Vsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Bet" class="copylinks">Vet () ''', the "v" sound, like in "'''v'''ote" Same as "v" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille B2svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Bet_(letter)" class="copylinks">Bet () ''', the "b" sound, like in "'''b'''ike" Same as "b" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille G7svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Gimmel" class="copylinks">Gimmel () ''', the "g" sound, like it "'''g'''reat" Same as "g" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille D4svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Daled" class="copylinks">Daled () ''', the "d" sound, like in "'''d'''ome" Same as "d" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille H8svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/He_(letter)" class="copylinks">Hay () ''', the "h" sound, like in "'''h'''ouse" Same as "h" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Wsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Waw_(letter)" class="copylinks">Vav () ''', the "v" sound, like in "'''v'''ote" Same as "w" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Usvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Waw_(letter)" class="copylinks">Vav () ''' (with a Shuruk ), the "oo" sound, like in "r'''u'''se", "n'''ew'''", "f'''oo'''d" Same as "u" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Osvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Waw_(letter)" class="copylinks">Vav () ''' (with a Cholom ), the "oh" sound, like in "r'''o'''pe" Same as "o" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Zsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Zayin" class="copylinks">Zayin () ''', the "z" sound, like in "'''z'''oo" Same as "z" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Xsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Chet" class="copylinks">Chet () ''', the "ch" sound in German and Scottish ( IPA : /x/), like in "lo'''ch'''" Same as "x" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Tsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Teth" class="copylinks">Tet () ''', the "t" sound, like in "'''t'''omorrow" Same as "t" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille J0svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Yud" class="copylinks">Yud () ''', the "y" sound ( IPA : /j/), like in "'''y'''ou" Same as "j" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille I9svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Yud" class="copylinks">Yud () ''', (with a Chiriq ), the "ee" sound, like in "sk'''i'''", "s'''ee'''", "t'''ea'''", "cit'''y'''" Same as "i" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille CHsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Chaf" class="copylinks">Chaf () ''', the "ch" sound found in German, like in "lo'''ch'''" Same as "ch" in standard English (Grade 2) braille
  Image:Braille Ksvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kaf" class="copylinks">Kaf () ''', the "k" sound, like in "'''k'''ite" and "'''q'''uite" Same as "k" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Lsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Lamed" class="copylinks">Lamed () ''', the "l" sound, like in "'''l'''oop" Same as "l" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Msvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Mem" class="copylinks">Mem () ''', the "m sound, like in "'''m'''ight" Same as "m" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Nsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Nun_(letter)" class="copylinks">Nun () ''', the "n" sound, like in "'''n'''ow" Same as "n" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Ssvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Samech" class="copylinks">Samech () ''', the "s" sound, like in "'''s'''ome" Same as "s" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Ësvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Ayin" class="copylinks">Ayin ''', a small Stop In Air , such as in between "uh oh"
  Image:Braille F6svg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Pe_(letter)" class="copylinks">Fei () ''', the "f" sound, like in "'''f'''ound" Same as "f" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Psvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Pe_(letter)" class="copylinks">Pei () ''', the "p" sound, like in "'''p'''ull" Same as "p" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Èsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Tsade" class="copylinks">Tzadik () ''', the "tz" (or "ts") sound, like in "'''ts'''unami" or "pi'''zz'''a"
  Image:Braille Qsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Kuf" class="copylinks">Kuf () ''', the "k" sound, like in "'''q'''uite" and "'''k'''ite" Same as "q" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Rsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Resh" class="copylinks">Resh () ''', the "r" sound, like in "'''r'''un" Same as "r" in standard English braille
  Image:Braille Îsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Shin_(letter)" class="copylinks">Shin () ''', the "sh" sound, like in "'''s'''hop"
  Image:Braille Ûsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Shin_(letter)" class="copylinks">Sin () ''', the "s" sound, like in "'''s'''ight"
  Image:Braille Ôsvg''' "http://wwwinformationdelightinfo/information/entry/Taf" class="copylinks">Taf () ''', the "t" sound, like in "'''t'''ell"