Youtor
Ancient Hebrew Alphabet Lesson 1 Aleph
>> YOUR LINK HERE: ___ http://youtube.com/watch?v=TOW3rCmEzhU
This video series is now available as a DVD - http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/booksto... • The history and evolution of the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet, the letter aleph - א. • A chart of the Ancient Hebrew Alphabet is available through the Ancient Hebrew Research Center - http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/28_char... • Name • The name of the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet is aleph. Aleph is a Hebrew word meaning ox as can be found in Ps 8:7 - all sheep and oxen, and also the beasts of the field, • Form • 4,000 years ago, the Hebrew alphabet was written with pictographs. The original form for this letter was a picture of an ox head. • Meaning • This letter represents the ideas of strength and power, the characteristics of the ox. This pictograph may also represent a chief or other leader. • Sound • This letter has an ah sound as in the word ox, or an eh as in the word elk. • Vocabulary • Some Hebrew words that begin with this letter are el meaning mighty one, but often translated as god, av, meaning father, aniy meaning I, and adon meaning lord. • Early form • The ancient hebrew aleph can be seen in this rock inscription found at Serabit el-Khadim in the Sinai Penninsula, which was inscribed about 1500 BC. • Middle form • Around 1000 BC the Hebrew alphabet evolved into a simpler form that usually called Paleo-Hebrew. This form can be seen in the Tel Dan inscription that dates to about 850 BC. • Greek • This form of the letter was adopted by the Greeks and became the letter alpha, note the similarity between the Hebrew name aleph and the Greek name alpha. • Second Middle form • The aleph was also written in a slightly different form and this form can be seen on the Moabite Stone which is also dated at about 850 BC. • Number • This letter, the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet became the number 1. • Late form • Around 400 BC this letter evolved again, as it appears in this scroll fragment found in the Dead Sea Caves dated to the first century BC or first century AD. • Modern • This letter is very similar to the Modern Hebrew letter as can be seen in the Aleppo Codex dated to about 1000 AD.
#############################
