Meaning | A Semitic alphabet used since the 5th century BC for writing the Hebrew language (and later for writing Yiddish and Ladino). |
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Synonyms | Hebrew alphabet, Hebraic alphabet |
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Members | aleph | The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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ayin | The 16th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
beth | The 2nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
daleth | The 4th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
gimel | The 3rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
he | The 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
heth | The 8th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
kaph | The 11th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
lamedh | The 12th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
mem | The 13th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
nun | The 14th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
samekh | The 15th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
teth | The 9th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
waw | The 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
yodh | The 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
zayin | The 7th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
Parts | pe | The 17th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
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qoph | The 19th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
resh | The 20th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
sadhe | The 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
shin | The 22nd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
sin | The 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
taw | The 23rd letter of the Hebrew alphabet |
Broader | alphabet | A character set that includes letters and is used to write a language |
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unicameral script | A script with a single case |
Spanish | alfabeto hebreo |
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Catalan | alfabet hebreu |
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