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This article is about the alphabet derived from
the Aramaic alphabet (CE 135 – present). For the
original Hebrew alphabet derived from the
Phoenician alphabet (10th century BCE –
CE 135), see Paleo-Hebrew alphabet. For the
descendant of the Paleo-Hebrew alphabet, see
Samaritan alphabet. For the insect, see Hebrew
character.

The Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: ‫אָלֶף־בֵּית‬

‫ﬠִבְרִ י‬,[a] Alefbet ivri), known variously by
scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script,
square script and block script, is an abjad
script used in the writing of the Hebrew
language and other Jewish languages, most
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notably Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and