Het

ḥ · voiceless pharyngeal fricative

Numeric value: 8
Final form: Information unavailable
Earlier form: Information unavailable
Pictograph: enclosure or courtyard wall

Pictographic senses (tradition)

Picture: courtyard wall or enclosure

Concrete: wall · fence · tent wall

Extended: to separate · protection · the inside vs. the outside · private

History

Represents a pharyngeal sound distinct from he; historically two Semitic phonemes merged into this letter.

Common misconceptions

Het does not inherently signify "separation" in a word's definition.

Words containing this letter

אִבְחָהאֲבַטִּיחַאָבֵל מְחוֹלָהאֶזְרָחאֶזְרָחִיאָחאֹחַאַחְאָבאַחְבָןאָחַדאֶחָדאָחוּאֵחוּדאַחְוָהאֲחוֹחַאֲחוֹחַאֲחוֹחִיאֲחוֹחִיאֲחוּמַיאָחוֹראָחוֹתאָחַזאָחָזאֲחֻזָּה