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I think it would be much easier for others and me to read if their was only the letters. Reply
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I'd like to see the old, pre Babylonia alphabet. It is easier to write and translate Reply
As a student Rn this is like Gold to me.
I appreciate it.
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I was given a necklace with a letter I don't know. It looks like the letter Hey but with another accent mark to it's upper left hand area. Would you know what it means please? Thank you. Reply
That's a "Chai" a Khes with a Yud. Among other things it means Life and is the number 18 which is a very special number in Judaism. Probably the second most popular necklace pendent after the Jewish Star Reply
The letters that come on a necklace with a smaller letter next (left - because Hebrew is read from Right to left) would most likely be the word CHAI which means "Life" in English. The well known toast " l'chaim" uses that concept by wishing a person long good life as a blessing/prayer. I would assume the one who gave you the necklace is expressing their love by wishing you long life via the gift of such a necklace. The letters would appear like this: הי and can be found in picture form on this website with more info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chai_(symbol) Reply
Hay is the letter. It is one of the letters representing G-d's name Reply
This is a mistake. The word chai is spelled with a ח “Chet” the Hebrew letter which follows the letter zayin. It is not what you wrote, the letter ה hey”, which follows the letter dalet- big difference between the two. Reply
How do you find the corresponding English letter and its number to calculate the the the number of a name? Reply
Yes, how do you find the corresponding English letter? Reply
The corresponding English sounds are bolded in the chart above so you know what the letter sounds like, i.e. the first letter which is the equivilant number 1, "aleph" Has the A bolded, letting you know that the letter bolded is the SOUND of that letter in English, i.e., the word SAM starts with a "s" sound (not "sh" which is another sound for a letter that can be pronounced S or SH depending on the grammatical vowel/modifyers attached to that letter) the letter on the chart would show you that "Sin" is the first Hebrew letter that is equivilant to Sam with the dot above it located on the left most stem of that letter. Interestingly, the word "Samuel" is an English translation of the Hebrew word "Shmuel" which in Hebrew is spelled with the "Shin" letter being first, so interestingly, a translation into other languages would not necessarily equate to the original translation of that same word ("lost in translation")? Reply
Thank you for the Vowel chart. That is very helpful for learning the correct (IMO) pronunciation of their sounds. Reply
Why are there numbers in parentheses after the name of the letter? example Shin (300) Reply
The numbers are the numerical value of the letters. Each letter has its distinct value. Reply
Thank you for this helpful chart. Reply
Thank you for the chart. I have to practice writing the Hebrew alphabet. What would be the best types of writing instruments to use? Reply
I'm doing the same thing and I bought a Primary Composition book by Mead from Amazon which has blue lines with a red baseline and a broken line in the middle of the lines. It's for grades K-2 but is perfect for all ages to practice writing an alphabet. It's fun and it gets you back in touch with your inner child. Reply
Thank you for the chart. Trying to translate the names from some My Heritage trees and tombstones. Appreciate this PDF. Reply
What do the symbols..'..;..!.
Mean in hebrew fonts??
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Is the alphabet start right to left horizontaly