Hebrew alphabet

The set of 22 letters used to write Hebrew from right to left. Its letters primarily represent consonants, while vowel sounds are usually left unwritten or marked with diacritics.

Hebrew letter names: The traditional names used to identify the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. These names distinguish the 22 letters and preserve their conventional order.
Abjad: A writing system that primarily represents consonants, often leaving vowels unmarked. Hebrew belongs to this broad script type.
Phoenician alphabet: An ancient consonantal script used by Phoenician-speaking peoples around the Mediterranean. Its letter tradition is an ancestor of the script used for Hebrew.
Hebrew language: A Northwest Semitic language with ancient textual traditions and a modern spoken form. The alphabet is the principal script used to write Hebrew.
Arabic alphabet: The right-to-left script used to write Arabic and several other languages. It shares a consonant-centered, right-to-left approach but has different letter forms and conventions.
Hebrew niqqud: A system of dots and strokes that marks vowels and other reading details in Hebrew text. These marks supply vowel information that the letters usually omit.
Mater lectionis: A consonant letter used to indicate a vowel in an abjad writing system. Some Hebrew consonants also help readers identify vowels.
Paleo-Hebrew alphabet: An ancient script used to write Hebrew before the adoption of the Aramaic-derived square script. It is an earlier form of Hebrew writing, distinct from the modern letter shapes.
Torah: The foundational Jewish scripture comprising the Five Books of Moses. Its Hebrew text is traditionally written and read using this alphabet.
Greek alphabet: A writing system whose letters represent both consonants and vowels. Its regular vowel letters contrast with Hebrew’s predominantly consonantal writing.

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