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The Paleo-Hebrew script (Hebrew: הכתב העברי הקדום), also Palaeo-Hebrew, Proto-Hebrew or Old Hebrew, is the writing system found in Canaanite and Aramaic inscriptions, including pre-Biblical and Biblical Hebrew, from southern Canaan, also known as the biblical kingdoms of Israel (Samaria) and Judah.
The Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי, Alefbet ivri), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is an abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language and other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian. In modern ...
Learn about the history and evolution of the Hebrew alphabet from ancient to modern times. See a chart of the Hebrew letters with their names and sounds from Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar.
Resources include the history of the Ancient Hebrew alphabet, Paleo-Hebrew inscriptions, dictionaries and lexicons, translations, root word studies, learn Biblical Hebrew courses and much more.
The Hebrew alphabet has gone through an evolution over the past 4,000 years. Remarkable new evidence discovered by Dr. Douglas Petrovich may change how the world understands the origins of the alphabet. Detailed images of the evolution of the Hebrew alphabet from ancient to modern times.
Learn about the Paleo-Hebrew script, an ancient writing system used in Israel and Judah from 1,000 BC to 135 AD. See an alphabet chart, a sample text, and links to more information and resources.
Learn how the Hebrew alphabet evolved from the Aramaic script and the Paleo-Hebrew script, and how it was used in different languages and regions. Explore the Talmudic views and the ancestral scripts and variants of the Hebrew alphabet.
