Letters Group 4: Qof to Tav (ק–ת)

In this lesson, you will learn the final four letters of the Hebrew alphabet: Qof, Resh, Shin/Sin, and Tav. With these four letters, you will have learned all 22 letters of the Hebrew alef-bet!

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ק — Qof

Property	Detail
Name	Qof (קוֹף)
Sound	k as in "kite" (originally deeper, uvular)
Numerical Value	100
Block Form	ק

Qof makes a "k" sound that is identical to Kaf (כּ) in modern Israeli Hebrew. Historically, Qof was a deeper, uvular "k" sound — and this distinction is still preserved in some Mizrachi pronunciations.

קָטָן (katan) — small
קוֹל (kol) — voice
קָפֶה (kafe) — coffee

Qof vs Kaf — How to Tell Them Apart

Letter	Feature
ק (Qof)	Has a descending stroke on the left that goes below the baseline
כ (Kaf)	Sits entirely on the baseline

Tip: Qof goes down (queue descending); Kaf stays compact.

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ר — Resh