I. HEBREW CONSONANTS There are twenty-two Hebrew consonants that are written and pronounced as follows: II. FINAL CONSONANTS Five Hebrew letters have two forms; at the beginning or middle of a word they take a medial (or regular) form and at the end of a word a final form which essentially continues the down stroke (except in the final mêm): Normal Form Final Form כ kaph1 ך מ mêm ם נ nûn ן פ pē ף צ ṣāḏê ץ III. GUTTURALS (Made in the back of the throat) א, ה, ח, ע,