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The Hebrew Alphabet

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Zelhar:

--- Quote from: Dan Ben Noah on April 13, 2011, 09:13:38 AM ---Although there are currently 2 t's, it probably didn't start out that way.  The last letter of the alphabet (tav) was probably once more of a "th" sound, and it has evolved into a "t" sound in Modern Hebrew.  It is the letter at the end of Shabbat, but the word probably once sounded more like Shabbath, which means Sabbath.  In Yemenite Hebrew there is still a difference between those 2 letters.

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Ashkenazi pronunciation also makes a distinction between tav with dagesh which is like a 't' and without dagesh it is like a 'th'.

OnceNDone:
Could I copy this for my friend who wishes to learn Hebrew?

Spiraling Leopard:
What is the proper depiction of Chet?





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The second one is basically almost used in modern Hebrew so where does the first one come from?

Spiraling Leopard:
Would the average Hebrew speaker be able to read this?

Zelhar:

--- Quote from: Spiraling Leopard on January 28, 2014, 09:55:30 AM ---What is the proper depiction of Chet?





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The second one is basically almost used in modern Hebrew so where does the first one come from?

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The bottom one. The one above looks too much like 2 zayin with a ^ connecting them. It's still readable though.

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