Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

Appendix A – Alphabet Reconstruction
ago. This is the only pictograph for which the original
two-letter name cannot be found. We then turn to the
culture of the Ancient Hebrews and sister cultures to find
the original name. Many Near Eastern cultures
worshipped the god "la / el or al", depicted as a bull in
their carvings of the god. When Israel formed an image of
God at Mount Sinai they chose a calf (young bull). This
evidence shows that the word "la / el" was understood to
be a bull.
Phonetic (sound): In Modern Hebrew as well as Arabic,
this letter is silent but did have an "a" sound when the
Greek language adopted it. This letter was originally a
vowel and most likely an "ah" sound.
Beyt
Pictographic (form): The Hebrew word beyt means
"house" or "tent". There are various suggestions to the
original form of this letter including , , and .
The picture is a perfect representation of the nomadic
tent which was divided into two sections, a men's and
women's, with the entrance at the front of the tent in the
men's section and an entrance from the men's to the
women's section.
Mnemonic (meaning): Family -- the residents of the tent;
Inside -- the family that is inside the tent is of importance,
not the structure itself.
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