Direction of writing a language.
Right to left
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Paleo-Hebrew alphabet
The Paleo-Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: כתב עברי עתיק, "Ktav Ivri Atik") is an abjad offshoot of the ancient Semitic alphabet, identical to the Phoenician alphabet. At the very least it dates to the 10th century BCE. It was used as the main vehicle for writing the Hebrew language by the Israelites, both... -
Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: אָלֶף-בֵּית עִבְרִי, Alephbet 'Ivri), known variously by scholars as the Jewish script, square script, block script, and because of its place of origin, the Assyrian script (not to be confused with the Syriac alphabet used to write the Aramaic languages of Syriac and... -
Aramaic alphabet
The Aramaic alphabet is adapted from the Phoenician alphabet, and became distinctive from it by the eighth century BCE. The letters all represent consonants, some of which are matres lectionis, which also indicate long vowels. The Aramaic alphabet is historically significant since virtually all...
