Hebrew alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet (Hebrew: אָלֶף־בֵּית עִבְרִי,[a] Alefbet ivri), known variously by scholars as the Ktav Ashuri, Jewish script, square script and block script, is a unicameral abjad script used in the writing of the Hebrew language. Alphabets based on the Hebrew script are used to write other Jewish languages, most notably Yiddish, Ladino, Judeo-Arabic, and Judeo-Persian. In modern Hebrew, vowels are increasingly introduced.
Extends: [Hebrew alphabet](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Hebrew alphabet), [1st-millennium BC introductions](https://wikipedia.org.ai/1st-millennium BC introductions), Alphabets, [Assyrian (Ashuri) script](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Assyrian (Ashuri) script), [Language and mysticism](https://wikipedia.org.ai/Language and mysticism)
Properties
| Property | Expected Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Text | Hebrew alphabet |
| Languages | Text | Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino, Mozarabic, Levantine Arabic, Aramaic, Knaanic, Jewish languages |
| Time | Text | 2nd–1st century BCE to present |
| Direction | Text | Right-to-left |
| Fam1 | Text | Egyptian hieroglyphs |
| Fam2 | Text | Proto-Sinaitic script |
| Fam3 | Text | Phoenician alphabet |
| Fam4 | Text | Aramaic alphabet |
| Sisters | Text | Nabataean, Syriac, Palmyrene, Hatran, Elymaic, Mandaic, Pahlavi, Kharosthi |
| Children | Text | Yiddish alphabet, Square Maalouli alphabet |
| Sample | Text | Alefbet ivri.svg |
| Imagesize | Text | 221px |
| Unicode | Text | U+0590 to U+05FF, U+FB1D to U+FB4F |
| Iso15924 | Text | Hebr |