Hebrew Script

The earliest Hebrew script was derived from a Phoenician script. The modern Hebrew script was developed from a script known as Proto-Hebrew/Early Aramaic Script. The earliest known writing in Hebrew dates from the 11th century BC.

• Written from right to left in horizontal lines.
• Some letters (kaf, mem, nun, fe and tzadi) have a final form (sofit), which is used when they appear at the end of a word.
• There are no separate numerals in Hebrew, instead standard western numerals (1, 2, 3, etc) are used.

Consonants

Vowels

• Long vowels can be indicated by the letters alef, vav, and yod.
• Short vowels are not usually marked, except in the Bible, poetry and books for children and foreign learners.

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