Word Structure Transliteration System

In this system, every Hebrew letter, regardless of its vocalization, is represented by a Latin character, which appears in capital. Small Latin letters are added, to indicate how to pronounce the vowels, without representing actual Hebrew letters.

For example, the letter Alef, represented by “ ’ “, can be either mute, or vocalized ’a , ’e, ’i , ’o , ’u , or ’ei.

Also, as another example, if the letter Dalet is vocalized with a vowel, it will be written with a capital D, to indicate that it represents a Hebrew letter, and the vowel next to it will be written with a small letter (like “Di”).

In this system, the letters a, e, i, o, and u are strictly used as vocalization guides, and not as representatives of Hebrew letters, and are represented only in small letters (lowercase) and not in capital letters (uppercase). Exceptions to this are with the letters Waw and Yod. Waw is sometimes pronounced as the vowel “o” or “u”. In such a case a capital O or U will be used to represent the letter. Similarly, the letter Yod is sometimes pronounced as the vowel “i”, in which case a capital I will be used to represent it.