Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

Appendix A – Alphabet Reconstruction
at that"; Reveal -- a pointing to a sight to show to another;
Breath -- as when sighing.
Syllabic (name): The Modern Hebrew (hey) and Arabic
(hey) have retained the original two letter name of ah /
hey meaning look.
Phonetic (sound): This letter originally had a consonant
"h" sound, as retained in Modern Hebrew, as well as a
vowel "e" sound as retained in the Greek.
Waw
Pictographic (form): Ancient alphabet charts include
two possibilities for the Ancient pictographic form for this
letter, and . The Hebrew word vav / waw means a
peg. The tent pegs were made of wood and may have
been Y-shaped as in the first picture to prevent the rope
from slipping off.
Mnemonic (meaning): Add, Secure -- the peg is used for
securing or tying the tent or other items together.
Syllabic (name): The Modern Hebrew name for this
letter is ww / vav, meaning peg, retaining the original two
letter name.
Phonetic (sound): While the Modern pronunciation for
this letter is "vav", the original sound for this letter was
"w" and is retained in the Modern Arabic as "waw". This
letter also doubled as a vowel with a "ow" and "uw"
sound which Modern Hebrew has retained.
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