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Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

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Picture: Eye<br />

Appendix B – Learn <strong>Ancient</strong> <strong>Hebrew</strong><br />

English Letter: O<br />

When the Greeks adopted the <strong>Hebrew</strong> alephbet, this letter<br />

became the omicron, a vowel becoming the "O" in our<br />

alphabet.<br />

English Name: Eye<br />

<strong>Hebrew</strong> name: ghayin<br />

The <strong>Hebrew</strong> word for "eye" is "ghayin" often pronounced<br />

as "ayin", the origin of our word "eye".<br />

<strong>Hebrew</strong> sound: gh<br />

The "gh" sound is like the "ng" in "ring". The sound is<br />

soft <strong>and</strong> often silent.<br />

Meaning: See<br />

The eye is for seeing. This letter can also mean know as<br />

we know our surroundings through the eye.<br />

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