Hebrew Letters: Kof

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The next letter of the Hebrew Alphabet is called Kof, pronounced kof or sometimes koof.

  Hebrew audio: Listen to the sound of Kof.

Here is what the Hebrew letter Kof looks like:

Here is how to write Kof:



 
Kof was originally pronounced with a k sound produced from the throat, almost like a q. (This sound is still present in Arabic.) In fact, the Hebrew letter Kof is often transliterated as q in English, such as in the word Qumran. Now, however, Kof is pronounced as k, as in the words Korah, Cain, or kill. In Hebrew today there is no difference between the pronunciation of Kof and Kaf with a dagesh.

Kof has the Gematria (numerical value) of 100.

Practise writing Kof in the grid lines below:









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