hebraic alphabet
Definition
- Noun:
- A writing system: The Hebraic alphabet is a set of characters or letters used to represent the sounds of a language in written form.
- A specific script: It is the particular alphabet used for writing Hebrew, and later adapted for Yiddish and Ladino. It is a Semitic abjad, primarily consisting of consonants.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- Learning the Hebraic alphabet is the first step in studying Biblical Hebrew.
- The scroll was inscribed with the elegant letters of the Hebraic alphabet.
- Yiddish is written using the Hebraic alphabet.
Advanced Usage
- "Master the Hebraic alphabet": To learn it thoroughly.
- Before diving into grammar, you must master the Hebraic alphabet.
- "Characters of the Hebraic alphabet": Referring to its individual letters.
- Some characters of the Hebraic alphabet have different forms when they appear at the end of a word.
Variants and Related Words
- Hebrew alphabet (n): The most common synonym for Hebraic alphabet.
- Aleph-Bet (n): The name for the Hebraic alphabet, derived from its first two letters (Aleph and Bet).
- Abjad (n): A type of writing system where each symbol primarily represents a consonant, with vowels optionally indicated by diacritics. The Hebraic alphabet is an abjad.
Synonyms
- Hebrew script
- Jewish script
Related Phrases
- To be written in the Hebraic alphabet: Describes a text's writing system.
- The sacred texts are written in the Hebraic alphabet.
Noun
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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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