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The modern Hebrew alphabet derives from the Aramaic alphabet, in contrast to the modern Samaritan alphabet, which derives from Paleo-Hebrew. The letters in the Aramaic alphabet all represent consonants , some of which are also used as matres lectionis to indicate long vowels .
- History of the Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet is a script that the Aramaic alphabet...
- Aramaic language
It is one of the Northwest Semitic languages. Other Semitic...
- Aramaic Languages
Aramaic languages are written in the Aramaic alphabet, a...
- History of the Hebrew alphabet
Aramaic alphabet. Aramaic alphabet (22 characters) The Aramaic alphabet was originally adapted from the Phoenician alphabet about the 8th century BC. [1] It was first used to write the Aramaic language. [1] It was also used to write several other languages and alphabets including the Hebrew square script. [2]
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The Aramaic alphabet was adaptaed from the Phoenician alphabet during the 8th century BC and was used to write the Aramaic language until about 600 AD. The Aramaic alphabet was adapted to write quite a few other languages, and developed into a number of new alphabets, including the Hebrew square script and cursive script, Nabataean, Syriac ...
The modern Hebrew alphabet derives from the Aramaic alphabet, in contrast to the modern Samaritan alphabet, which derives from Paleo-Hebrew. The ancient Aramaic alphabet was used to write the Aramaic languages spoken by ancient Aramean pre-Christian tribes throughout the Fertile Crescent.
