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Hebrew Alphabet Chart (PDF) Introduction to the Hebrew Alphabet. The Hebrew alphabet, the holy language of the Bible, is used for biblical Hebrew, Modern Hebrew, Jewish Aramaic, Yiddish, and Ladino. It consists of 22 letters, all consonants, none of which are lowercase. Each letter has its own sound and numerical value.
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 ...
This is the ultimate Alphabet Chart, with over 20 alphabets arranged so you can easily compare Hebrew to any of the languages of Biblical and Modern times. Using this chart, you will see how Hebrew has developed over time.
Letter charts showing the Hebrew consonants, vowels, and their literal and symbolic meanings and numerical (Gematria) values.
The Hebrew alphabet is often called the "alef-bet," because of its first two letters. Note that there are two versions of some letters. Kaf , Mem , Nun , Peh and Tzadeh all are written differently when they appear at the end of a word than when they appear in the beginning or middle of the word.
The letters that come on a necklace with a smaller letter next (left - because Hebrew is read from Right to left) would most likely be the word CHAI which means "Life" in English. The well known toast " l'chaim" uses that concept by wishing a person long good life as a blessing/prayer.
If you’re new to the Hebrew language, this chart can serve as your gateway to understanding the building blocks of the Bible’s original language. The Hebrew alphabet, known as the Aleph-Bet , consists of 22 letters, each with its own distinct shape, sound, and numerical value.
