History of The Alphabet

Learn about the Hebrew alphabet - The Development of Written Hebrew

This section brings you the history of the Hebrew alphabet; the ancient origins of the letters and how they changed and modernized to become the letters we know today.

 

Hebrew writing is one of the most ancient writings in the world. Was it the writing used to write the Bible? Did King Solomon use these letters to write the book of Psalms? Which writing was used in the time of the Second Temple? Is there a connection between the ancient Hebrew letters and English letters used today? Why didn’t the Egyptians ever change their unique writing and how is Hebrew writing connected to this? These questions and many more will be answered in this course, which deals with the development of Hebrew writing from the days of our fore- fathers until today.

 

Writing is one of the most important means of communication invented by man. Where would humanity be without it?

Human history is divided into 2 main periods: the pre–historical period and the historical period. The second period began when writing was developed. The minute man could write, human history began.

Well then, who invented the writing?

Egyptian Writing

Many people assume that ancient Egyptians were the first to use writing. Egypt, which was by all means an impressive nation, made good use of its wealth and talented people in order to bequeath to the world the conception of writing. Egyptian writing was complicated and difficult to comprehend. Very few people knew how to read and fewer, knew how to write. This was not because reading and writing were allowed only for the rich and famous, but because it required many years of studying and practice, which were not available to everyone, especially the commoners. This might explain why Moses, who grew up in the palace and had a lot of spare time, could read and write.

The wise, old Egyptian magicians (חרטומים –hartumim) invented writing and used it for hundreds of years with very few changes. The Hebrews who were in exile in Egypt called this writing כתב חרטומים(ktav hartumim – hieroglyphics). These magicians made sure not to make changes in the writing, believing that writing was holy. They studied the secrets of writing for years in temples, which encouraged the belief among the people that these wise old men were not only wise, but holy as well. However, despite the ancient Egyptians’ hope to stick to the original and not make changes in their holy writing it was quite impossible. In the beginning, stone platters were used to write on. Carving each letter on the stone took a long time and accuracy was very important. Later on, papyrus replaced the stone platters, which made the writing process easier and quicker. It also allowed the writer to put his personal touch into each letter. This completely changed Egyptian ancient writing.

Why was Egyptian writing so complicated?

In order to express their ideas, ancient Egyptians drew a series of pictures. Each picture represented a word. In order to express the term “man” for example, they drew a picture of a human being. Therefore, in order to understand writing at that time, one needed to decode hundreds of pictures to work out what they meant. Very few people at the time could do that.

 

Pegs Writing

The birthplace of Abraham – Mesopotamia, which is also known as Aram Naharayim, was where the next stage of the development of writing, took place. The inhabitants of Mesopotamia, who were not as wealthy as the Egyptians, did not carve words on stone platters. Instead, they used small boards made of clay. The difficulty of being able to draw clearly on clay, caused the writers to come up with a new system - writing which contained only lines. The lines represented ideas, terms and words, which were expressed earlier by pictures drawn by the ancient Egyptians. This writing was later on named “pegs writing” because of the similarity of the lines to pegs. Although this writing was complicated and only few people could figure it out, it was in use for almost 3,000 years.

The Beginning of the Alphabetical System

The alphabetical system was not invented in the large financial empires of Egypt or Mesopotamia. Maybe because the wise old men there felt that changing or renewing their system of writing, which had been used for centuries, would mean damaging its sanctity. They might have not been allowed to do so, or maybe did not want to.

Rather, other nations who lived between those two, in the land of Israel, were the ones who invented alphabetical writing, as we know it today. This system contains, basically, a graphic sign for each letter or syllable. Since there is a limited amout of syllables, the number of writing symbols was reduced significantly. In Hebrew writing, for instance, there are only 22 letters. The alphabetical systems became very popular because one was now able to express abstract ideas and thoughts such as love, pain, happiness and hunger. These were quite difficult to express in drawings.

 

Findings of Alphabetical Writing in The Region of the Land of Israel

 

Proto-Canaanite Writing

This writing was used in the period between 17 B.C.E until 12 B.C.E, the time of the forefathers Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, including the period of time the children of Israel spent in exile in Egypt. In Nablus, Gezer and Lachish, very short inscriptions were found on shards of pottery. Longer ones were found in Sinai, which is surprising, since that area was deserted and not inhabited in those times. Researchers assume that Canaanite slaves working in the copper minds in the area, were the ones who engraved these long inscriptions on the rocks around. There were approximately 30 symbols on the Canaanite inscription. Each drawing symbolized a letter. For example a drawing of an eye (עין – a’yin in Hebrew) represented the Hebrew letter ע´ (also a’yin).

This may explain the names of the letters, which are connected to the original drawings, which represented them. Canaanite writing did not seem to have clear rules:

Some texts were written from left to right and others, from right to left. However, this writing was no doubt the pioneer of alphabetical writing. It was used by our forefathers and is the base of a more developed system of writing: the Hebrew alphabet.

 

The meanings of the drawn letters

As you see in the chart before you, the meanings of the letters are not always clear or definite. The researchers determined them based on the connection of the letters to the text and their context.

– א aleph - To represent the word אַלּוּף(aluf), a head of a bull.

– בbet - From the wordבַּיִת (bayit), a square shape which represents home.

– גgimel - To represent a throw stick, boomerang.

– דdalet - To represent the word דַּג (dag), a fish.

– הheh - To represent הֵיי (hey), a man calling out “hey”.

– וvav - From the word וָו (vav), a peg knocked into walls to be used as a hook.

– זzayin - The meaning of this shape is unclear.

– חchet - This seems to derive from חוּט (choot), a piece of string.

- טtet - This might be to represent a roll of string, however the connection between the sound “t” and a role of string is unclear.

– יyood – From the word יָד (yad), an arm.

– כkaf – To represent the word כַּף יָד (kaf yad), the palm of a hand.

– לlamed – From the word מַלְמָד(malmad). This is a goad used by a herdsman to guide the cattle. Malmad comes from the word “to teach“ (lelamed in Hebrew), but is obsolete these days.

– מ mem - From the word מַיִם (mayim), water.

- נnoon - To represent the wordנָחָשׁ (nachash),a snake.

– סsamech - The meaning of this shape is unclear.

- עa’yin - To represent the word עַיִן (a’yin), an eye.

– פpey - To represent the word פִּנָּה (pina),a corner in a room.

– צtzadi – To represent the word צֶמַח (tzemach),a plant.

– קkuf - The meaning of this shape is unclear.

– רresh – To representרֹאשׁ (rosh), a human head.

– שshin - This might be a bow (keshet) or breasts (shadayim).

– תtav – To represent the word תָּו (tav),a sign, a note.

 

Phoenician Writing

The Phoenicians, inhabitants of the coastal cities situated in Lebanon: Tyre, Sidon and others, contributed their part in forming the writing in the area. They reduced the number of letters to 22, as we know it today, they fixed the direction of writing from right to left and decided on the final design of the letters at that time.

The Phoenicians were seamen who were descendants of the Canaanites who lived in the region of the land of Israel. They had learned the art of writing from the inhabitants of the area, improved it a little and publicized it. Doing this was not too difficult as being seamen they travelled far and wide.

 

The Development Of Written Hebrew

Unfortunately, very few findings of ancient texts from the time of the forefathers have been uncovered in the land of Israel. High humidity and poor quality ink ruined the chances for researchers to find remains of ancient scriptures. Yet, with the little we do know, lets try to trace the development of Hebrew writing from the days of King Solomon until today.

The first discovery, which proves the change from Proto-Canaanite writing to Hebrew writing, is a collection of arrowheads, which was found near Bethlehem. On them it said: chetz abedlebat חץ עבדלבאת)) which means that the owner of the arrows believed that he was a slave of the goddess Bat (עבד ל {אלה} באת). The interesting thing about the writing on the arrows was, that part of the letters were in Proto-Canaanite style and others contained the form of Hebrew writing. This style of writing started to take hold in the whole area.

 

The Gezer Inscription

The most ancient Hebrew inscription known to the researchers is “The Gezer Inscription”. It was found in ancient Gezer, which was located between Jerusalem and Tel–Aviv.

Gezer is mentioned in the Bible several times. This settlement was ruled by King Solomon, who had received it from Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, as a wedding gift: "פרעה מלך מצרים עלה וילכוד את גזר וישרפה באש ואת הכנעני היושב בעיר הרג ויתנה שילוחים לבתו אשת שלמה". (מלכים א´, ט´, ט"ו)

“For Pharaoh king of Egypt had gone up, and taken Gezer, and burnt it with fire, and slain the Canaanites that dwelt in the city, and given it for a present unto his daughter, Solomon’s wife”. )The first book of Kings, 9, 16)

The inscription was engraved on stone and referred to the months of the year and the agricultural activities that take place during each month. Following is the text, which was engraved on a monument in Gezer:

 

 

The meaning	The text
Two months of ingathering.	ירחו אסף ירחו ז
Months of late seeding.	רע ירחו לקש
A month of flax picking.	ירחו עצד פשת
A month of reaping the barley.	ירח קצר שערם
A month of harvest and measuring.	ירח קצר וכל
Two months of harvesting the vineyards.	ירחו זמר
A summer month.	ירח קץ

 

Besides the interest and value of the agricultural content of this text, researchers also found the shapes of the letters to be of interest, as it seems to be the most ancient Hebrew text known.

Meisha’s Tombstone

Meisha was the king of Moab in the times of Omri and Ahab, who were the kings of Israel. He had been enslaved to Israel and was forced to pay high taxes which included money, gold and agricultural produce. However, after the death of Ahab, Meisha was able to set himself free from his taskmasters. The third chapter in the second book of Kings describes Meisha’s relationship with Israel.

Divon, which is the capital of Moab, is where Meisha’s tombstone was found. The text engraved on a large rock, describes Meisha’s victories. Meisha tells of how he was able to release himself from the control of Israel. Although the Moabites had their own language, which was similar to Hebrew, the letters used were only Hebrew letters. The writing on this tombstone was very clear which was appropriate for a royal headstone.

In the following picture, we can see Meisha’s tombstone dated 9 B.C.E.

 

The Shiloach Inscription

The Shiloach Inscription is one of the most fascinating ones found from that time. Chapter 18 in the second book of Kings describes the difficult situation King Hezekiah was in, when the kingdom of Assyria attacked him.

At the end of 8 B.C.E, Sancherib’s armies reached the outskirts of Jerusalem. King Hezekiah ordered his people to quarry an underground tunnel facilitating the inhabitants of Jerusalem to have a supply of water. He knew that the powerful army, headed by Rafshakeh would besiege the city. With no water supply, they would have to surrender. The Shiloach tunnel gave king Hezekiah time to negotiate with the enemy waiting outside the city walls. He might have also hoped that during the time he would gain, some miracle might happen and the enemy would simply leave, without trying to attack.

According to the inscription, diggers started working at opposite sides hoping to meet somewhere in the middle. In quite a miraculous way, they did. In fact, to this very day, it is a mystery engineers have not managed to solve. How did the diggers manage to be so accurate and dig in the right angles, which eventually led to meeting?

Following are the words, which appeared on the inscription:

 

"[תַּמָּה] הַנִּקְבָּה וְזֶה הָיָה דְּבַר הַנִּקְבָּה בְּעֹד [מְנִיפִים הַחוֹצְבִים אֶת)

 

הַגַּרְזֶן אִשׁ אַל רֵעוֹ וּבְעוֹד שָׁלֹשׁ אַמֹת לְהִנָקֵ[ב] נִשְׁמַע קַל אִשׁ קֹ

 

רֵא אֵת רֵעוֹ כִּי הָיְתָ זָדָה בְּצֻּר מִיָּמִין וּמִשְּׂמֹאל וּבְיֹם הִ

 

נָקְבָה הִכּוּ הַחֹצְבִם אִשׁ לִקְרַת רֵעוֹ גַּרְזֶן עַל גַּרְזֶן וְיֵלְכוּ..."

 

A translation of the inscription:

The tunnel [is finished] and this is the story of the tunnel. While the men quarrying the tunnel on both ends, at some stage began hitting with their axes towards their fellowmen. When the distance between them was three cubits, until there was a hole, a voice of one calling the other, because the hand hit the rock from right to left. And the day the tunnel was completed on both sides, the diggers hit their axes, an axe hit an axe.

The writing on this inscription is different than the writing on Meisha’s Tombstone. The letters are less harsh and more freely written. Examples of the difference can be seen in the following examples:

 

Similar writing to the writing on the Shiloach inscription was found in a grave of a man named: "[...]יַהוּ אֲשֶׁר עַל הַבַּיִת"(…jahu asher al habayit) .The stone on which theinscription was engraved was discovered not far from the pools of the Shiloach in an area of graves which were quarried in the rocks. Very wealthy men were buried in these graves. Jahu was most probably in charge of either the Temple or the king’spalace.

 

This is the inscription, which was found on his grave:

 

"זאת [קבורת ...] יהו אשר על הבית אין פה כסף וזהב

 

[כי] אם [עצמותיו] ועצמת אמתה אתה ארור האדם אשר

 

יפתח את זאת

 

This is the grave of …jahu who is in charge of the house.There is no silver or gold here. But only his bones and the bones of his maid. Dammed will be he who opens this grave.

 

This is quite an interesting text, which can teach us a few things. Stating there is no silver or gold to be found in the grave indicates that people took their money with them to the grave and that there must have been grave robbers at that time. This man was buried with his maid, which might have been the custom at the time. One might wonder whether she died with him, whether she was killed or maybe even buried alive in order to escort the dead. It was, by the way, the Jewish custom at that time to place gifts in the graves in order to accompany the dead to the world to come.

The style of the Hebrew writing found in the grave, is very similar to the style of writing, which appeared on the Shiloach inscription. This writing spread far and wide and was not used only in the kingdoms of Israel and Judah. As seen earlier, Meisha, the king of Moab, had used this writing a hundred years earlier.

Were Kings and wealthy people the only ones to use this writing or did the common folk, who could read and write, use it as well? Fortunately, an astracon, which is a text written on shards of pottery, found in the sands of Rishon Le’tzion, sheds some light on this matter.

This was actually a letter describing everyday life sent from a man who worked in the fields of King Josiah to the minister of agriculture. It is obvious from the picture, that the person writing had no difficulty in doing so. The letters are clear and the writing seems fluent. It is similar to the writing which appeared on the inscriptions mentioned earlier, but somewhat a little more flowing.

Following, is the text of the astracon.

 

יִשְׁמַע אֲדֹנִי הַשָּׁר

 

אֶת דְּבַר עָבְדֹה: עַבְדֵּךְ

 

קֹצֵר הָיָה עַבְדְּךָ בֲחֲ

 

צַר אָסָם וְיִקְצֹר עַבְדְּךָ

 

וְיְכַל וְאָסֹם כְּיַמִם לִפְנֵי שִׁבְ

 

תִ כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלָ [עַ]בְדְּךָ אֶת קְצִרוֹ אָ

 

סַם כְּיַמִם וַיָּבֹא הושעיהו בֵּן שֹׁבַ

 

יִ וַיִקַּח אֶת בֶּגֶד עַבְדְּךָ כַּאֲשֶׁר כִּלִתִ

 

אֶת קִצְרִי זֶה יַמִם לָקַח אֶת בֶּגֶד עַבְדְּךָ

 

וְכָל אַחַי יַעֲנוּ לִי הַקֹצְרִם אִתִּי בְּחֹם

 

[הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ] אַחַי יַעֲנוּ לִי אָמֵן נִקֵתִי מֵאָ

 

[שָׁם הָשֵׁב נָא אֶת] בִּגְדִּי וַאֲמַלֵּא לַשַּׂר לְהָשִׁ

 

[יב אֶת בֶּגֶד] עַבְדְּךָ וְתִתֵּן אֵלַי רַחֲ

 

[מִם וְהֵשַׁבְתָּ אֶת [בֶּגֶד עַ]בְדְּךָ וְלֹא תִדָהֵם נ

Hear honorable minister what your slave has to say

I was cutting the crops on the king’s estate in the barn.

When I finished, I collected what I had reaped as I always do.

Then came Hoshiahu, the son of Shev, and took my garment. My friends, the other workers whom I work with every day in the heat of the sun, can testify that is exactly what happened. They claim I am truthful. I am not to blame. I ask you to return my garment and this is my only request from you minister. I ask you to pity me and return my garment and not be astonished.

 

A simple man who had worked in the fields of the king and believed he was mistreated, sent a letter of complaint to the person in charge of the king’s estates and addresses him as “minister”. The finals words of the letter, (and not be astonished) are not completely clear. He may be referring to the wrong behavior of the person in charge of the work, or it might even be a threat.

This letter is quite a unique document, which helps us learn furthermore about the development of Hebrew writing. It is noticeable that some words seem to be split in the middle and continued in the following line. This could be seen in the Shiloach Inscription as well.

 

The Tel Kassila Astracon

The following astracon was found in Tel Kassila, which is located in Tel Aviv. It was engraved on pottery and therefore is in better condition than the one we mentioned earlier.

Following, is the text of the astracon

[ז]הב אפר לביתחרן ש=
Gold Ophir to the home of Horon

 

This is most probably a receipt or a delivery note for 30 shekels worth of gold.

 

An Official Seal

 

This is a print of a seal that appeared on pottery. Highly ranked officials used it to sign important documents.

The writing of the Shiloach inscription and Meisha’s tombstone is quite different than the hand- writing of the farmer, which was written 350 years later. Writing developed over the years and became less stylish which made it easier to write. Less time was needed in order to write each letter.

Writing During The First Temple Period

Ancient Hebrew writing reached its peak at the time of the first temple. Nations living in the region of the land of Israel were influenced by the Hebrew writing and used it as well. However, at the end of the first temple period, the Aramaic language began to develop. This language, which was very similar to ancient Hebrew, was affected later on by Phoenician writing and slowly began to differ from Hebrew writing, which was dominant until then. In 7 and 8 B.C.E., the Assyrian kingdom increased in greatness and size and ruled over many nations that spoke different languages and used various systems of writing. The Assyrians decided to make Aramaic the official language of the empire. This decision promoted the usage of Aramaic and eventually helped it become an international language. The development of Aramaic reached its peak at 5 B.C.E. Hebrew writing was not very popular at the time and was rarely used.

 

The Development Of Jewish Writing

Aramaic lost its glory with the fall of the kingdom of Assyria and the rise of the Persian Empire. Although Greek became very popular at the time, many nations began developing a new written language, which was based on Aramaic and some Greek influences. The Jewish people developed a new system of written Hebrew. Many of the letters included four-sided shapes. The letters ך, ם ,ן ,ף ,ץ developed at that time. We know the term “Jewish writing” existed since the time of the House of Hasmoniea. The ancient form of written Hebrew was no longer in use.

Jewish writing is the base of Modern Hebrew writing, which is in use today. It began developing during the time of the Second Temple and has changed very slightly since. The Judea Desert scrolls are the classic example of Jewish writing. These scrolls, written at the time of the Second Temple, demonstrate very clearly the four-sided shape of the letters. The fact that even today, any Hebrew speaker is able to read these scrolls, indicates that very few changes have been made in written Hebrew over the past 2,000 years. (Please look up further a more detailed article discussing the Judea desert scrolls as it appears on the money bills).

It seemed that Jewish writing had been finally completed and was widely used, however there were those who preferred to stick to ancient written Hebrew. During 132–135 C.E., Bar-Kochva rebels insisted on using ancient written Hebrew on coins for example, as a sign of spiritual independence. After the failure of the rebellion, ancient written Hebrew was obsolete. It is interesting to see that only God’s name in the Judea desert scrolls is written in ancient Hebrew writing. The writers who were religiously extreme felt that God’s name should not be written in Jewish writing like the rest of the text.

Following is a transcript of a text taken from the book “The Scroll Of Psalms,” which is a part of the Judea Desert Scrolls. The text is written in Hebrew letters, which were used during the time of the Second Temple. The name of God is written in ancient Hebrew.

 

A segment of a document of leasing written in Ein-Gedi, close to a settlement of the Issi’im (Essene ) Sect.

 

Hebrew Writing Since 12 C.E

Up until the 12^th century there were hardly any changes in Hebrew writing. European Jews used exactly the same Hebrew writing as Iraqi Jews used. However, a variety of local writing styles had their effect and helped in developing different graphic styles of written Hebrew. One can see the effects of the local writing in Jewish, holy books. The most interesting variations can be found in the Passover Hagadot where many of the letters are illuminated and styled graphically.

As the printing press developed, the number of decorated Hebrew letters narrowed down. These letters appeared in most printed texts. In addition, technological advances introduced Hebrew writing to a new world of graphic design and different printing styles. These were used mainly in posters, newspapers and advertisements. Once computers were incorporated into the process, the sky was the limit in graphic designing of Hebrew letters.

However, many newspapers and book publishers still use the traditional printed Hebrew fonts. This happens worldwide. Despite the great technological advances and the use of computers in the printing industry, journalism and literature usually appear using traditional fonts. In general, people prefer seeing familiar letters and are not ready yet to read the daily news or a best selling novel written in an unfamiliar typescript. Even in the future, no doubt, printers will continue using the traditional FrankRuehl typescript in newspapers in hebrew and Times fonts in the English ones.

 

Traditional Fonts Used Since the Beginning Of the Printing Press
Ot FrankRuehl

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This typescript is very commonly used in newspapers and books. Most Jewish holy books have been written using this font.

 

Ot Haim

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

Large notices appear in this typescript. It is very commonly used in the headlines of newspapers and death notices.

Ot Aharoni

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This font resembles the Ot Haim, but is more cursive.

Ot Stam

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

The initials סת"ם (stam) in Hebrew stand for ספרי תורה ומזוזות (Torah scrolls - the five books of Moses which are written on a scroll of parchment and mezuzot - holy parchments which are traditionally fixed on the door posts of every Jewish home).

A man who writes Torah scrolls and mezuzot is called a " סופר סת"ם"

(sofer stam). This font is based on the style of letters used in Bible scrolls, Tefillin and mezuzot. In the past, this typescript was hand written only by a skillful man using a quill to write with. Modern technology has enabled each and everyone of us to use this font easily. Up until this day however, Bible scrolls, Tefillin and mezuzot are only written by hand.

Ot Rashi (Rashi Print )

הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם ואדברה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי פִּי:

Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki (Rashi) is one of the greatest commentators of the Torah and the Talmud. In every Jewish holy book, which has commentary, Rashi and other commentator’s texts appear next to the main text in another typescript in order to differentiate between the commentary and the original text. This typescript is called Rashi print. It is associated to Rashi and named after him, although he did not use it.

Modern Typescripts

These modern fonts are based on the traditional ones presented above.

 

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This typescript is very similar to Ot Stam. It contains a transparent line, which runs through each letter, enriching it.

 

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This font is a combination of the font used in the Judea Desert Scrolls and the typescript, which is used for writing Torah scrolls. (Ot Stam)

 

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This typescript is based on Ot Haim. The graphic designer has made some of the diagonal lines and the horizontal ones thicker thus, creating a modern looking font.

 

האזינו השמים ואדברה ותשמע הארץ אמרי פי:

This modern font reminds of middle ages ancient, Hebrew writing. A similar typescript was used for writing Passover Hagadot.

 

Now, how can you take Hebrew Classes Online and learn about the Hebrew alphabet online?

Many adults still remember the countless hours they spent bored in Hebrew School, sometimes pretending to be sick so as not to have to go, and then barely being able to wait until the end of class to be free again. Ironically, many of those same unhappy students now regret the wasted hours and wish they had at least picked up some Hebrew vocabulary, retained some of the rules of Hebrew grammar or even learn the Hebrew alphabet. Lucky for them, they don’t have to wake up early on Sunday and be thrown in the carpool anymore simply to learn Hebrew.

 

 

                        As technology has progressed, so too have the methods for teaching Hebrew. Instead of a stuffy, boring classroom, thanks to Hebrew classes online, anyone can now learn Hebrew in a more exciting manner from the comfort of their own home, or anywhere they happen to be. It is now easier than ever to enroll in a Hebrew course online and start learning immediately what you might have learned years ago if the approach had been right!

 

                        Online Hebrew lessons are often better than learning in-person for a number of reasons. First off all there is no commute, so you can save gas and time by simply turning on your computer and “showing up” to class. Moreover, with Hebrew classes online, all of the students are there because they want to learn. No more class clowns interrupting those who are actually interested in learning Hebrew. Another interesting aspect is that the teacher can be from anywhere in the world, so even if you are in Hong Kong, you can be taught in an online Hebrew course by an Israeli in real-time. Learning Hebrew online is made easy and convenient thanks to Hebrew classes online where you can learn in a supportive, interactive and exciting educational environment from the comfort of your own home according to your own schedule!

 

It is possible to find Hebrew Alphabet online courses and books to learn the alphabet at our Hebrew store.