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Hebrew alphabet — Script used to write the Hebrew language and a number of other languages used as vernaculars by Jews, including Ladino and Yiddish. The modern 22 letter alphabet in use today differs only slightly from the script adapted by Jewish scribes in the… … Universalium
Hebrew alphabet — noun a Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino) • Syn: ↑Hebraic alphabet, ↑Hebrew script • Hypernyms: ↑alphabet, ↑unicameral script • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Paleo-Hebrew alphabet — Type Abjad … Wikipedia
alphabet — /al feuh bet , bit/, n. 1. the letters of a language in their customary order. 2. any system of characters or signs with which a language is written: the Greek alphabet. 3. any such system for representing the sounds of a language: the phonetic… … Universalium
Hebrew language — Hebrew redirects here. For other uses, see Hebrew (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Yiddish language. Hebrew עִבְרִית … Wikipedia
Hebrew Language and Literature — • Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all of the books of the Old Testament Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew … Catholic encyclopedia
Hebrew — Hebrew Language and Literature † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Hebrew Language and Literature Hebrew was the language spoken by the ancient Israelites, and in which were composed nearly all of the books of the Old Testament. The name Hebrew … Catholic encyclopedia
Hebrew grammar — is the grammar of the Hebrew language Contents 1 History of studies in Hebrew grammar 2 Eras 3 See also 4 References … Wikipedia
Hebrew punctuation — Hebrew specific marks orthographically similar marks maqaf ־ … Wikipedia
Hebrew astronomy — refers to any astronomy written in Hebrew or by Hebrew speakers, or translated into Hebrew. It also includes an unusual type of literature from the Middle Ages: works written in Arabic but transcribed in the Hebrew alphabet. It includes a range… … Wikipedia
