BBH Chapter 1 · Hebrew Alphabet · 34 pairs
| # | Letter A | Letter B | Name A | Name B | Key Difference | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כ | ב | ||||
| ✓ | כ | ב | Kaf (soft) | Bet (soft) | כ has a small foot projecting from the lower-left corner; ב has a flat base with no foot | |
| 2 | ד | ר | ||||
| ✓ | ד | ר | Dalet | Resh | ד has a sharp right-angle at the upper-right corner; ר is gently rounded — "Dalet is Definite, it has a corner" | |
| 3 | ה | ח | ||||
| ✓ | ה | ח | He | Ḥet | The left leg of ה hangs free (gap at top-left); ח's two legs are joined at the top — "He has a Hole" | |
| 4 | מ | ס | ||||
| ✓ | מ | ס | Mem | Samek | מ is open at the lower-right with angular corners; ס is a fully enclosed oval with no opening | |
| 5 | ו | ז | ||||
| ✓ | ו | ז | Waw | Zayin | ז has a horizontal top bar; ו is a plain vertical stroke with no bar | |
| 6 | ו | י | ||||
| ✓ | ו | י | Waw | Yod | ו is taller and plain; י is shorter with a small curved top hook | |
| 7 | ט | מ | ||||
| ✓ | ט | מ | Tet | Mem | ט is closed with an inward-curling top; מ is open at the bottom-right — "Tet is Tight (closed)" | |
| 8 | ע | צ | ||||
| ✓ | ע | צ | Ayin | Tsade | ע has two arms curving symmetrically; צ has an additional downward stroke on the right side | |
| 9 | שׁ | שׂ | ||||
| ✓ | שׁ | שׂ | Shin | Sin | Identical body; Shin has a dot on the upper right, Sin has a dot on the upper left — "Shin dot shoots Right" | |
| 10 | מ | ם | ||||
| ✓ | מ | ם | Mem | Mem Sofit | ם is fully closed (a closed rectangle); מ is open at the bottom-right | |
| 11 | ו | ן | ||||
| ✓ | ו | ן | Waw | Nun Sofit | Both are plain vertical strokes; ן descends far below the baseline while ו is short and stays above it | |
| 12 | ד | ך | ||||
| ✓ | ד | ך | Dalet | Kaf Sofit | Both have a horizontal top; ך has a long tail descending below the baseline while ד is short and compact | |
| 13 | פ | כ | ||||
| ✓ | פ | כ | Pe (soft) | Kaf (soft) | פ has a small inward-curling projection inside its cup; כ is a plain open cup with a small foot at the lower-left | |
| 14 | צ | ע | ||||
| ✓ | צ | ע | Tsade | Ayin | צ has an extra right-pointing arm at the lower right; ע has two arms curving symmetrically with no extra stroke | |
| 15 | א | צ | ||||
| ✓ | א | צ | Alef | Tsade | א is built around a diagonal backbone with two symmetrical arms; צ has two upward-curving arms joined at the bottom with a rightward extension | |
| 16 | ה | ת | ||||
| ✓ | ה | ת | He | Taw | ה has a gap at the top-left where the left leg is detached from the roof; ת has two legs both fully joined to the roof | |
| 17 | ח | ת | ||||
| ✓ | ח | ת | Ḥet | Taw | ת's right leg curves outward at the bottom; ח's two legs descend straight with no curve | |
| 18 | כ | נ | ||||
| ✓ | כ | נ | Kaf (soft) | Nun | כ is a broad open cup facing left with a foot at the lower-left; נ is narrow with a short top bar and a foot at the lower-right | |
| 19 | ב | כ | ||||
| ✓ | ב | כ | Bet (soft) | Kaf (soft) | ב has a flat base with no foot; כ has a small foot projecting from the lower-left corner | |
| 20 | ר | ד | ||||
| ✓ | ר | ד | Resh | Dalet | ר is gently rounded at the upper-right; ד has a sharp right-angle corner — "Dalet is Definite, it has a corner" | |
| 21 | ח | ה | ||||
| ✓ | ח | ה | Ḥet | He | ח's two legs are joined at the top; ה's left leg hangs free (gap at top-left) — "He has a Hole" | |
| 22 | ס | מ | ||||
| ✓ | ס | מ | Samek | Mem | ס is a fully enclosed oval with no opening; מ is open at the lower-right with angular corners | |
| 23 | ז | ו | ||||
| ✓ | ז | ו | Zayin | Waw | ז has a horizontal top bar; ו is a plain vertical stroke with no bar | |
| 24 | י | ו | ||||
| ✓ | י | ו | Yod | Waw | י is shorter with a small curved top hook; ו is taller and plain | |
| 25 | מ | ט | ||||
| ✓ | מ | ט | Mem | Tet | מ is open at the bottom-right; ט is closed with an inward-curling top — "Tet is Tight (closed)" | |
| 26 | שׂ | שׁ | ||||
| ✓ | שׂ | שׁ | Sin | Shin | Identical body; Sin dot is upper-left, Shin dot is upper-right — "Shin dot shoots Right" | |
| 27 | ם | מ | ||||
| ✓ | ם | מ | Mem Sofit | Mem | ם is fully closed (a closed rectangle); מ is open at the bottom-right | |
| 28 | ן | ו | ||||
| ✓ | ן | ו | Nun Sofit | Waw | Both are plain vertical strokes; ן descends far below the baseline while ו is short and stays above it | |
| 29 | ך | ד | ||||
| ✓ | ך | ד | Kaf Sofit | Dalet | ך has a long tail descending below the baseline; ד is short and compact with a horizontal top | |
| 30 | כ | פ | ||||
| ✓ | כ | פ | Kaf (soft) | Pe (soft) | כ is a plain open cup with a small foot at the lower-left; פ has a small inward-curling projection inside its cup | |
| 31 | צ | א | ||||
| ✓ | צ | א | Tsade | Alef | צ has two upward-curving arms joined at the bottom with a rightward extension; א is built around a diagonal backbone with two symmetrical arms | |
| 32 | ת | ה | ||||
| ✓ | ת | ה | Taw | He | ת has two legs both fully joined to the roof; ה has a gap at the top-left where the left leg is detached | |
| 33 | ת | ח | ||||
| ✓ | ת | ח | Taw | Ḥet | ת's right leg curves outward at the bottom; ח's two legs descend straight with no curve | |
| 34 | נ | כ | ||||
| ✓ | נ | כ | Nun | Kaf (soft) | נ is narrow with a short top bar and a foot at the lower-right; כ is a broad open cup facing left with a foot at the lower-left |