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Paleo-Hebrew Script

The early alphabetic script of ancient Israel, derived from Phoenician; it survives in some Dead Sea Scrolls and in the divine name written within square-script manuscripts.

Languages Written in This Script

Classical Biblical Hebrew The original language of the Hebrew Bible, preserved in the square script with Tiberian vocalization, and still the language of Jewish prayer. Afroasiatic

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