Middle Bronze Age 19 c. BCE
- Ugaritic 15 c. BCE
- Proto-Canaanite 15 c. BCE
- Phoenician 12 c. BCE
- Paleo-Hebrew 10 c. BCE
- Samaritan 6 c. BCE
- Aramaic 8 c. BCE
- Kharoṣṭhī 6 c. BCE
- Brāhmī & Indic 6 c. BCE
- Brahmic abugidas
- Devanagari 13 c. CE
- Brahmic abugidas
- Hebrew 3 c. BCE
- Thaana 4 c. BCE
- Pahlavi 3 c. BCE
- Avestan 4 c. CE
- Palmyrene 2 c. BCE
- Syriac 2 c. BCE
- Sogdian 2 c. BCE
- Orkhon (Old Turkic) 6 c. CE
- Old Hungarian ca. 650
- Old Uyghur
- Mongolian 1204
- Orkhon (Old Turkic) 6 c. CE
- Nabataean 2 c. BCE
- Arabic 4 c. CE
- Sogdian 2 c. BCE
- Mandaic 2 c. CE
- Greek 8 c. BCE
- Paleohispanic 7 c. BCE
- Paleo-Hebrew 10 c. BCE
- Epigraphic South Arabian 9 c. BCE
- Ge’ez 5–6 c. BCE
- Phoenician 12 c. BCE
The Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: אָלֶף-בֵּית עִבְרִי,[1] Alephbet 'Ivri), known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, block script, and because of its place of origin, the Assyrian script[2] (not to be confused with the Syriac alphabet) is the better-known of two script standards used to write the Hebrew language — the other being the Samaritan script. In adapted forms, is also used for writing other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, and Judeo-Arabic. The Hebrew alphabet is written from right to left. It has 22 letters, 5 of which have different final form.
The Hebrew word for "alphabet" is alephbet (אלפבית), and it is derived from the first two letters of the Hebrew alphabet; Aleph and Bet. However, Hebrew is not a true alphabet, but in fact an abjad, having letters only for consonants. Like other abjads such as the Arabic alphabet, means were later devised to indicate vowels by separate vowel points, known in Hebrew as niqqud. In rabbinic Hebrew, the consonant letters אהוי are used as matres lectionis to represent vowels.
According to contemporary scholars, the Hebrew alphabet is a stylized form of the Aramaic alphabet, from which it descends and evolved from during the 3rd century BCE.[2] Prior to this, Hebrew was written in the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet by the ancient Israelites, both Jews and Samaritans, and as still used by the Samaritans in the form of the Samaritan script.
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Q. I love languages and learning about different cultures so I'm learning the Hebrew alphabet on the Shalomtv channel but the program I'm watching is already half over and I don't know what to do next. I'm interested in learning some of the language but I don't know anyone who speaks Hebrew since I'm Christian and don't know anyone who's Jewish at work/school to practice with. I don't want to forget what I've learned so I guess I'm looking for ideas, books, websites etc. until I meet someone who speaks the language or who is learning Hebrew too.
Asked by PinkSkyCloud - Tue Sep 23 17:28:05 2008 - - 1 Answers - 0 Comments
A. Basics of Biblical Hebrew is a great book to start with. It is what I used, and there is a workbook as well as the textbook with it. You will be able to read the Biblical hebrew easily this way. If you are looking to learn actual modern day hebrew, buy Hebrew From Scratch,
Answered by Adopted - Tue Sep 23 17:33:01 2008
