The Priestly Script
The Hebrew script, contemporary with and functionally identical to the Phoenician script.
The Letters (Modern Square Script)
· א – Aleph – Sound: ‘ (silent; a glottal stop)
Origin: Aramaic 𐡀. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤀, Egyptian Vulture 𓄿.
· ב – Bet – Sound: b / v
Origin: Aramaic 𐡁. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤁, Egyptian House 𓉐.
· ג – Gimel – Sound: g
Origin: Aramaic 𐡂. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤂, Egyptian Throwstick 𓌲.
· ד – Dalet – Sound: d
Origin: Aramaic 𐡃. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤃, Egyptian Door 𓇯.
· ה – He – Sound: h
Origin: Aramaic 𐡄. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤄.
· ו – Vav – Sound: v
Origin: Aramaic 𐡅. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤅, Egyptian Mace 𓌹.
· ז – Zayin – Sound: z
Origin: Aramaic 𐡆. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤆, Egyptian Weapon 𓌺.
· ח – Het – Sound: ḥ
Origin: Aramaic 𐡇. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤇.
· ט – Tet – Sound: ṭ
Origin: Aramaic 𐡈. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤈.
· י – Yod – Sound: y
Origin: Aramaic 𐡉. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤉, Egyptian Arm 𓂝.
· כ – Kaf – Sound: k / kh
Origin: Aramaic 𐡊. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤊, Egyptian Palm 𓂤.
· ל – Lamed – Sound: l
Origin: Aramaic 𐡋. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤋, Egyptian Goad 𓌻.
· מ – Mem – Sound: m
Origin: Aramaic 𐡌. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤌, Egyptian Water 𓈖.
· נ – Nun – Sound: n
Origin: Aramaic 𐡍. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤍, Egyptian Snake 𓆓 (the ritual knife).
· ס – Samekh – Sound: s
Origin: Aramaic 𐡎. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤎.
· ע – Ayin – Sound: ʿ (a guttural sound)
Origin: Aramaic 𐡏. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤏, Egyptian Eye 𓁹.
· פ – Pe – Sound: p / f
Origin: Aramaic 𐡐. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤐, Egyptian Mouth 𓂋.
· צ – Tsadi – Sound: ts
Origin: Aramaic 𐡑. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤑.
· ק – Qof – Sound: q
Origin: Aramaic 𐡒. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤒.
· ר – Resh – Sound: r
Origin: Aramaic 𐡓. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤓, Egyptian Head 𓁶.
· ש – Shin – Sound: sh / s
Origin: Aramaic 𐡔. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤔.
· ת – Tav – Sound: t
Origin: Aramaic 𐡕. Ultimate Origin: Phoenician 𐤕, Egyptian Mark 𓏴.
This “Square” Hebrew script is the Phoenician-Egyptian core, preserved as the sacred script of the Hebrew people.