Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

Appendix A – Alphabet Reconstruction
four vertical lines being the poles. All the letters from
3,000 BCE to the present day in the Hebrew, Arabic
Greek and their sister cultures have used a derivative of
the third pictograph, the tent wall.
Mnemonic (meaning): Outside, Inside -- the function of
the wall is to separate these two; Half -- a dividing into
two parts; Secular -- what is outside; Arrow, Slingstone --
from their dividing of flesh
Syllabic (name): The Modern Hebrew name is tx / chet,
meaning a string. A very similar word is #x / hhets,
meaning a wall, most likely the original name for this
letter.
Phonetic (sound): The original sound for this letter is
probably a guttural "hh" (as in the name Bach and the
German word ich), as in Modern Hebrew and Arabic.
Thet
Picture: The oldest form of the original pictograph is ,
apparently a type of basket or container.
Mnemonic (meaning): Store, Contain -- baskets were
used for storing foods, supplies and other necessities of
the nomadic life; Mud, Clay -- a material for making
baskets and other containers.
Syllabic (name): Modern Hebrew has retained the
original two letter word jj / tet, meaning mud or clay, for
the name of this letter.
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