tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post8983861227828684445..comments2020-07-25T18:50:06.660-07:00Comments on Weavings: A Sampling of Hebrew Letters -- Hebrew Alphabet FlashcardsDianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06158613025711059236noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post-9327549026358765772013-11-26T09:18:31.731-08:002013-11-26T09:18:31.731-08:00Thanks, Bill, for this further info :) This is in...Thanks, Bill, for this further info :) This is interesting; I wonder what Moses' handwriting looked like . . .Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158613025711059236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post-27633581420709046162013-11-25T01:49:18.172-08:002013-11-25T01:49:18.172-08:00Older Phoenician inscriptions are known as Proto-C...Older Phoenician inscriptions are known as Proto-Canaanite, Proto-Hebrew, Paleo-Hebrew and various other names, since naming conventions vary. Abraham lived in Canaan, and his family spread throughout the area even before the move to Egypt. These cards are fine as you will see if you look into the alphabets some more. Styles varied by writer, stylus and writing surface type, as well as by region, but I think you will find the cards shown are all justified.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13689660823251047187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post-75227665720408106102013-07-10T10:28:58.118-07:002013-07-10T10:28:58.118-07:00OK-- good to know; thanks, Jason. That is very in...OK-- good to know; thanks, Jason. That is very interesting to see the inscription (and transcription) from Hezekiah's time. It does like like the "shepherd's staff" (lamed) could be seen there; maybe that one remained very similar to Phoenician.Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06158613025711059236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post-57321529913383304882013-07-10T08:53:21.938-07:002013-07-10T08:53:21.938-07:00Actually, the "Paleo Hebrew" here is Pho...Actually, the "Paleo Hebrew" here is Phoenician and not Hebrew. The Hebrew letters were not iconographs but were derived from them. You can see an example in the inscription written by Hezekiah when he ordered the digging of a tunnel underneath Jerusalem to bring water from one side of the city to the other. Here is the inscription:<br />http://www.pef.org.uk/images/175.jpg<br />And here it is in transcription:<br />http://berea-portal.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/Siloam-Inscription-e1341154499387.png<br />There are no examples of Hebrew ever having used letters that looked like what is on these cards.Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11737160456029425955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5885457630216980329.post-86116053468498917942013-07-09T15:22:15.910-07:002013-07-09T15:22:15.910-07:00Thank you Diane for including my cards in your stu...Thank you Diane for including my cards in your study! Looks like you learned about a few languages, and not just Hebrew...I am glad you and your family enjoyed your study:)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13618927931403341838noreply@blogger.com