Appendix A: Hebrew and Chaldee Alphabet
APPENDICES.
APPENDIX A.
HEBREW AND CHALDEE ALPHABET.
| Number. | Sound or Power. | Hebrew and Chaldee Letters. | Numerical Value. | How expressed in this work by Roman Letters. | Hebrew Name of Letter. | Signification of Name. |
| 1. | a (soft breathing). | א | 1 1 | A. | Aleph. | Ox, also Duke, or Leader. |
| 2. | b, bh (v). | ב | 2 | B. | Beth. | House. |
| 3. | g (hard), gh. | ג | 3 | G. | Gimel. | Camel. |
| 4. | d, dh (flat th). | ד | 4 | D. | Daleth. | Door. |
| 5. | h (rough breathing). | ה | 5 | H. | Hé. | Window. |
| 6. | v, u, o. | ו | 6 | V. | Vau. | Peg, Nail. |
| 7. | z, dz. | ז | 7 | Z. | Zayin. | Weapon, Sword. |
| 8. | ch (guttural). | ח | 8 | Ch | Cheth. | Enclosure, Fence. |
| 9. | t (strong). | ט | 9 | T. | Teth. | Serpent. |
| 10. | i, y (as in yes). | י | 10 | I. | Yōd. | Hand. |
| 11. | k, kh. | כ Final = ך | 20 Final = 500 | K. | Kaph. | Palm of the hand. |
| 12. | l. | ל | 30 | L. | Lamed. | Ox-Goad. |
| 13. | m. | מ Final = ם | 40 Final = 600 | M. | Mem. | Water. |
| 14. | n. | נ Final = ן | 50 Final = 700 | N. | Nun. | Fish. |
| 15. | s. | ס | 60 | S. | Samekh. | Prop, Support. |
| 16. | o, aa, ng (guttural). | ע | 70 | O. | Ayin. | Eye. |
| 17. | p, ph. | פ Final = ף | 80 Final = 800 | P. | Pé. | Mouth. |
| 18. | ts, tz, j. | צ Final = ץ | 90 Final = 900. | Tz. | Tzaddi. | Fishing-hook. |
| 19. | q, qh (guttural). | ק | 100 2 | Q. | Qoph. | Back of the head. |
| 20. | r. | ר | 200 | R. | Resh. | Head. |
| 21. | sh, s. | ש | 300 | Sh. | Shin. | Tooth. |
| 22. | th, t. | ת | 400 | Th. | Tau. | Sign of the Cross. |
NOTE:--It is to be remembered that in Hebrew the Vowels are supplied by certain points and marks added to the letters; and that the Transliteration into Roman Letters given in the fifth column of this Table is not intended to give the full power of the Hebrew letters; which is shewn in column two.
Transcription note: The Hebrew letters transcribed T{smallZ, CH, SH and TH (with a drop-capital Z or H) in the book are transcribed Tz, Ch, Sh, and Th respectively in this etext for clarity.--JBH.}