▁trans cribed ▁by ▁the ▁actual ▁English ▁letter , ▁and ▁other ▁times ▁by ▁its ▁actual ▁pron unci ation ▁( which ▁also ▁var ies ). ▁ ▁For ▁the ▁most ▁accurate ▁transl iter ation , ▁below ▁is ▁a ▁table ▁describing ▁the ▁different ▁v owel ▁sounds ▁and ▁their ▁corresponding ▁letters . ▁ ▁Heb rew ▁has ▁only ▁ 5 ▁v owel ▁sounds , ▁with ▁lack ▁of ▁disc rim ination ▁in ▁Heb rew ▁between ▁long ▁and ▁short ▁v ow els . ▁ ▁In ▁comparison , ▁English ▁which ▁has ▁around ▁ 1 2 ▁v owel ▁sounds ▁( 5 ▁long , ▁ 7 ▁short ) ▁depending ▁on ▁dialect . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁words ▁such ▁as ▁sit / se at ▁( ▁and ▁), ▁hat / h ut ▁( ▁and ▁), ▁and ▁cop / cope ▁( ▁and ▁) ▁are ▁transl iter ated ▁as ▁the ▁Heb rew ▁v ow els ▁, ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁The ▁English ▁pron unci ation ▁can ▁be ▁known ▁through ▁prior ▁context . ▁ ▁V ow els ▁will ▁sometimes ▁be ▁put ▁into ▁Heb rew ▁by ▁their ▁letters , ▁and ▁not ▁by ▁their ▁sounds , ▁even ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁less ▁accurate ▁ph on et ically . ▁ ▁For ▁example , ▁any ▁sort ▁of ▁" a " ▁sound ▁written ▁with ▁the ▁letter ▁" o ", ▁( ex . ▁mom , ▁monitor , ▁soft ), ▁will ▁often ▁be ▁transl iter ated ▁as ▁an ▁" o " ▁v owel , ▁that ▁is , ▁with ▁a ▁v av ▁( ו ). ▁ ▁The ▁same ▁is ▁the ▁case ▁for ▁an ▁- or ▁ending ▁(