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I. A Hebrew vowel must always be attached to a consonant.

Ba =

II. A word written in English transliteration usually should have the same number of letters and vowels as the equivalent Hebrew word.

Hagafen =

There are two exceptions to Rule II, they are:

When a word contains the silent or . There will be less letters in the English transliteration.
When a word contains the silent vowel
There will be less vowels in the English transliteration.

( 3 letters and 2 vowels ) as in Baruch =

( 3 letters and 2 vowels ) as in Melech =

III. There are two silent consonants in Hebrew:

and

As in: A-t-a-h =

( The

gets the sound of the vowel attached.)

H-a-o-l-a-m =

( The

gets the sound of the vowel attached.)

E-l-e-h-ei-n-u =

( The

gets the sound of the vowel attached.)

IV. The

is silent at the end and in the middle of a word.