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Peh: Hebrew letter forms and values

Identify Peh פ and final ף, compare standard, ordinal and reduced-letter values, and check פרי in its cited Hebrew source.

Ordinary Peh

Final Peh

Published 13 October 2026 · Our editorial approach

Peh’s point and final shape answer different questions

Peh identity: alphabet position 17
Form	Character	Unicode code point	Unicode 17.0 name
Ordinary Peh	פ	`U+05E4`	HEBREW LETTER PE
Final Peh	ף	`U+05E3`	HEBREW LETTER FINAL PE

Peh / Pe; Fe or Fay for the f reading. Reading cue: p with dagesh; f without it in the introductory chart.

The base letter פ has p and f readings distinguished in pointed text. Its final shape is ף. A dot inside a letter and a change to the final shape are different spelling features; both forms still belong to the seventeenth alphabet position.

פרי shows ordinary Peh at the beginning. כנף shows final Peh at the end. The two real words make the position change visible without inventing a standalone word by moving the same glyph around.

One letter, three explicit values

Peh and final Peh in Mazalogy’s three methods
Standard	Ordinal	Reduced letters
80	17	8

Both פ and ף retain standard 80, ordinal 17 and reduced 8 here. A scheme giving final Peh 800 is outside this calculator’s three methods. In the pointed examples, pronunciation marks add no values, while each actual consonantal or vowel letter still contributes.

פרי: fruit

Pointed source form: פְּרִי · reading cue: peri. Genesis 1:11 · Mechon Mamre.

The source discusses fruit-bearing trees. The word ends in a written Yod, which must be kept when checking the totals.

Each actual letter in reading order; pronunciation marks contribute no values
Reading position	Written letter	Base letter	Standard	Ordinal	Reduced letters
1	פ	פ	80	17	8
2	ר	ר	200	20	2
3	י	י	10	10	1
Word total			290	47	11

Standard: 80 + 200 + 10 = 290 · Ordinal: 17 + 20 + 10 = 47 · Reduced letters: 8 + 2 + 1 = 11

כנף: wing

Pointed source form: כָּנָף · reading cue: kanaf. Genesis 1:21 · Mechon Mamre.

The verse’s phrase describes winged birds. This form ends with final Peh, while its initial Kaf is ordinary.

Each actual letter in reading order; pronunciation marks contribute no values
Reading position	Written letter	Base letter	Standard	Ordinal	Reduced letters
1	כ	כ	20	11	2
2	נ	נ	50	14	5
3	ף	פ	80	17	8
Word total			150	42	15

Standard: 20 + 50 + 80 = 150 · Ordinal: 11 + 14 + 17 = 42 · Reduced letters: 2 + 5 + 8 = 15

Its group in the Gra version of Sefer Yetzirah

Peh פ is among the seven doubles listed in Gra 4:1: בגדכפרת. Keep this textual classification distinct from the alphabet position and the arithmetic columns above.

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Sources, dates and conventions

Prepared by Mazalogy with AI assistance. Characters, source-word spellings and calculation rules were checked against the sources and the calculator on 13 October 2026. Reading cues introduce the cited chart; pronunciation varies by community. Source attribution does not imply outside review or endorsement.

English reference edition. Numerical examples retain final forms and actual vowel letters while ignoring pronunciation marks. Final forms keep base-letter values in all three methods. Reduced letters are added without reducing the completed word total again.