Biblical Hebrew Forum

[Yitzhak Sapir <yitzhaksapir AT gmail.com>]

On 9/10/05, Matanya Ophee wrote:
> To all,
> 
> I am new to this list and not familiar with previous traffic here
> regarding my query, which is:
> 
> Are there in existence a set of rules for transliterating Hebrew into
> a Latin alphabet which will give the reader an idea of the
> traditional Sephardi pronunciation?
> 
> I am a publisher of music, and for the first time, I have been
> entrusted in publishing a composition with Hebrew text. (Hebrew is my
> native language). I need to provide a phonetic transliteration which
> will give a non-Hebrew speaker a fairly good notion on how to
> pronounce the lyrics (from Shir Ha-Shirim), in a way that will make a
> difference between Aleph, Hei and Eyin.
> 
> If there is such a thing in existence, I appreciate pointing me in
> the right direction.

I would suggest using the following table:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_alphabet#Name_and_transliteration

and using an up to date browser to view it so you see all the special symbols
properly.  

Yitzhak Sapir