Hebrew alphabet · letter 11 of 22

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Kaf

כַּף

Sound: k as in kite – kh without the dot
Transliteration: k / kh
Final form: ך
Numeric value: 20

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Example word

כֶּלֶב kelev dog

How to write it

across the top, down the right side, along the base

At the end of a word

ך
Final kaf
At the end of a word Kaf takes this shape. It sounds the same.

Easy to confuse with

ב
Bet
Square corners and a heel – ב sticks out at the bottom right.
פ
Pe
A curl inside.

Each pair has its own set of questions: the two letters side by side until you never mix them up.