| Number | Sound or Power | Hebrew and Chaldee Letters | Numerical Values | Roman characters | Names | Signification of Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | a (soft breathing). | א | 1.* | A. | Aleph. | Ox. |
| 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. | He. | 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. | Yod. | Hand. |
| 11. | k, kh. | כ Final=ך | 20. Final=500 | K. | Caph. | 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 (gutt.). | ע | 70. | O. | Ayin. | Eye. |
| 17. | p, ph. | פ Final=ף | 80. Final=800 | P. | Pe. | Mouth. |
| 18. | ts, tz, j. | צ Final=ץ | 90. Final=900 | TZ. | Tzaddi. | Fishing-hook. |
| 19. | q, qh (guttur.). | ק | 100.** | 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. |
* Thousands are denoted by a larger letter;thus an Aleph larger than the rest of the let-ters amongwhich it is, signifies not 1, but 1000.
** The finals are not always considered as bearing an increased numerical value.