כּ כ
ORIGINALRH-061
Hebrew Letters · Dots and Consonant Contrasts
Kaf with and without dagesh
RH-061HebrewSquare Hebrew script and Masoretic reading notation
ORIGINAL LANGUAGE FIRST
כּ כ
Transliterationk · kh
Plain meaningKaf can be read k or kh.
WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING AT
Kaf with and without dagesh
With an internal dagesh, Kaf is כּ, read k in the default pronunciation. Without it, כ is read kh. Final Kaf ך normally belongs to the undotted kh reading unless specially pointed otherwise.
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SEE HOW IT WORKS
Keep the form, reading, and meaning together.
k · kh
READINGApproved transliteration
Kaf can be read k or kh.
MEANINGHebrew
EXAMPLES
Examples supplied by the approved curriculum.
כֹּל — kol · מֶלֶךְ — melekh
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