xvii a SCHEME OF HEBREW TRANSLITERATION, along with GREEK PRONUNCIATION on xviii, with additional transliteration help on the following page. For example, the 1915 edition of the International Standard Bible Encyclopedia features on p. Many Bible reference books have a transliteration guide in the opening pages. The Greek table for transliteration is on 59. You need at least to be able to transliterate either Hebrew or Greek into letters of the Latin alphabet (the one English uses).The standard, academic transliteration of Hebrew appears in the latest edition of The SBL Handbook of Style (SBL Press, 2014), 56-58.
These are big advantages for the non-expert (see further below), but those more familiar with Greek may find it annoying.