The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters, and it does not include several letters found in the English alphabet. Specifically, the English letters that do not appear in the Hebrew alphabet are:
- B
- C
- D
- F
- G
- J
- K
- L
- M
- P
- Q
- R
- S
- T
- X
- Y
- Z
This means that letters like A, E, H, I, N, O, U, V, W can be represented in Hebrew in some way, but the above letters lack a direct equivalent. This can pose challenges when transliterating words from English to Hebrew, as some sounds may not have a direct representation. For example, the sound ‘J’ as in ‘juice’ or ‘C’ as in ‘cat’ does not exist in Hebrew, requiring creative solutions when adjusting for pronunciation.