Ancient Hebrew Alphabet

This 4,000 year old inscription (above) was found in the land of Isharaal (Israel) and is composed of three letters written in the ancient pictographic Hebrew script. The letter at the top of the inscription is the al (aleph) and is a picture of an ox head representing strength. Below that is the letter lam (lamed) and is a picture of a shepherd staff representing authority. When these pictographs are combined the word "al" (as in "el") is formed meaning "the strong one of authority." The Hebrew Bible was originally written in this ancient pictographic Hebrew script (as well as a modified form usually refered to as Paleo-Hebrew - there is a difference between paleo and ancient Hebrew - paleo is younger) by Hebrews whose language and culture were very different from our own. Because of this, it is through the study of the ancient Hebrew alphabet, language and culture we can better understand the Biblical texts.


Pronunciation of the Letters

The pronunciation of the Ancient Hebrew alphabet can be based on the idea that the English and Greek alphabet is just as valuable, if not more valuable than the "modern" Hebrew and Syriac alphabets in determining how our ancestors spoke.

English, Greek, Syriac, Arabic and modern Hebrew are cousin alphabets. English and Greek are mainly spoken by the descendants of the 10 lost tribes of Isharaal (the Northern House) whilst modern Hebrew, Syriac and Arabic developed within the Southern House.

Out of all alphabets in use today, the English alphabet is the most similar in appearance to the Ancient-Hebrew alphabet. This is because there were five times as many people in the House of Isharaal (Northern Kingdom) than in the House of Ieudeh (Judah).

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For more information on how this chart was built see Jane's blog on the "Evolution of the English Alphabet"


Ancient Hebrew Alphabet Chart

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More Ancient Hebrew Tools

The Ancient Hebrew Research Center provides a wealth of archaeological evidence for the ancient Hebrew alphabet’s appearance and meaning. It also provides deep insight into the thought, culture and language of ancient Hebrews.

The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the Bible by Jeff Benner at the Ancient Hebrew Research Center is a new approach to understanding the Hebrew Bible including Hebrew letters, roots and words defined within their ancient cultural context and meaning. It comes hard cover - or you can download it for FREE as an e-sword module.

The Interlinear Scripture Analyser 2 (ISA2) is a powerful FREE interlinear and concordance search program - much like e-sword. It uses ancient Hebrew transliterations (most of the time - it has some errors), the Westminster Leningrad Codex (Masoretic Hebrew Text), Strong's numbers, Young's Literal Version, the Concordant Literal Version and the Authorised Version. Download for FREE

Missing Links Discovered in Assyrian Tablets by E Raymond Capt Where did the ten tribes of Isharaal disappear to? Don't wonder any longer. This book gives solid support for the wanderings and the destinies of IEUE's covenant people. It can transform our endtime prophecy views, and give us an almost crystal clear knowledge of how ancient Hebrew was once spoken.

Ancient Scripts.com is a compendium of information about the world's ancient writing systems. It also has some fairly accurate alphabet-family-trees that reveal much about the identity of the 10 lost tribes.





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