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- Hebrew Alphabet
The Hebrew Alphabet is of no random order. Central to the 22 letter alphabet are two sets of letters. These letter sets make up the words 'Israel' and 'Zion.' This link is an overview of the highlights of the research in an 'easy to understand' format. - Hebrew Numerals -- Hebrew Alphabet
Following the decline of Hebrew and Aramaic as the spoken languages of the Jews, the Hebrew alphabet was adopted in order to write down the languages of the Jewish diaspora (Karaim, Judæo-Arabic, Ladino, Yiddish, etc.). The Hebrew alphabet was retained as the alphabet used for writing down the Hebrew language during its rebirth in the end of the 19th century, despite several unsuccessful attempts to replace it with the Latin alphabet. - Hebrew -- Hebrew Alphabet
Learning to Read Hebrew is a comprehensive Hebrew study course to teach all aspects of Hebrew reading. Learn the Hebrew alphabet and how to combine the letters to form words and phrases. - Hebrew Numerals -- Letters
The system of numerals in Hebrew forms a quasi-decimal alphabetic numeral system using the letters of the Hebrew alphabet. In Hebrew notation, there is no notation for zero, and the numeric values for individual letters are added together. Each unit (1, 2, ..., 9) is assigned a separate letter, each tens (10, 20, ..., 90) a separate letter, and the hundreds 100, 200, 300, 400 a separate letter. This double meaning of letters gave rise to the gematria 1 in which these transformations are extensively used (cf. ... Wortrechnung - Kabbalah -- Hebrew Bible
Kabbalah is a Hebrew system which has been developed and expanded by Christians and others. The important thing... is not how it has developed but what it is capable of bringing to its students. It is suited particularly for those seeking an increase of awareness, Self-knowledge and Self-realization. - Assyria -- Babylon
The area of Assyria is about fifty thousand square miles. In physical character it is mountainous and well watered, especially in the northern part. Limestone and, in some places, volcanic rock form the basis of its fertile soil. Its southern part is more level, alluvial, and fertile. Its principal rivers are the Tigris and the Euphrates, which have their source in the Armenian mountains and run almost parallel as far south as Babylonia and Chaldea, flowing into the Persian Gulf. There are other minor rivers and tributaries, such as the Khabur; the Balikh, the Upper and Lower Zab, the Khoser the Turnat, the Radanu, and the Subnat. - Semitic -- Semitic Language
A distinctive feature of the Semitic languages is the triliteral or triconsonantal root, composed of three consonants separated by vowels. The basic meaning of a word is expressed by the consonants, and different shades of this basic meaning are indicated by vowel changes. The plural can be formed either by adding a suffix to the singular or by an internal vowel change, as in Arabic kitab, “book,” and kutub, “books.” Two genders, masculine and feminine, are found in Semitic languages. The feminine is often indicated by the suffixes -t or -at. The Semitic verb is distinguished by its ability to form from the same root a number of derived stems that express new meanings based on the fundamental sense, such as passive, reflexive, causative, and intensive. - Semitic -- Ancient Semitic
The Semitic Museum is one of the Harvard University Museums, housing collections of archaeological materials from the Ancient Near East. Current exhibits explore everyday life in ancient Israel during the Iron Age; a 2nd millennium BCE Hurrian city, located in modern-day Iraq; and the history of ancient Cyprus through ceramics and metal objects. All exhibits are free and open to the public. - Assyria -- Assyrians
Assyria was a country located east of the Tigris River; the capital was Ashur (Assur, Asshur, Ashshur), from which the entire country derived its name. The Assyrian Empire encompassed a large mass of land. The Assyrians were an ethnic blending of Hurrians, Sumerians, and Semites. And the Assyrian culture fused elements of the Babylonians, the Hittites, and the Hurrians. - Septuagint -- Septuagint Greek
The International Organization for Septuagint and Cognate Studies (IOSCS) is a nonprofit, learned society formed to promote international research in and study of the Septuagint and related texts. By the term Septuagint is meant the ancient translations of the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek, including both the translation of the Pentateuch and that of the other books of the "Alexandrian Canon." By the term cognate studies is meant the study of the ancient translations made from the Septuagint ("daughter versions") and the so-called apocryphal and pseudepigraphical literature circulating around the turn of the era.