Hebrew Alphabet and Grammar Chapter
5. Writing Hebrew Letters
You obviously will want to learn to write Hebrew letters. Everyone develops his or her par-
ticular style for writing Hebrew letters, but use the following guidelines.
(1)
Remember that Hebrew is written from right-to-left. Thus, the general motion of your
hand should be right-to-left rather than left-to-right.
(2)
Be sure that your letters are standard and recognizable to all people who know He-
brew. Do not develop an eccentric style.
(3)
Make your writing clear by including the small marks that distinguish similar letters.
Your ב should not look like כ. Final Nun (ן) should drop below the rule line; Waw (ו)
should not.
(4)
On the other hand, you do not need to imitate the very formal style of the Hebrew
letters found in a Hebrew Bible. Simple lines, as found in the letters below, suffice.
The stroke order found in the letters below will help you write clear letters that move
from right to left.
2
! " # $ %
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
& ' ( ) *
1
1
2
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
+ , - . /
1
1
1
1
2
0 1 2
1
1
2
2
1
1
3
3 4 5 6 7
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
8
1
2
3
9 : ; <
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
=
B. The Concept of Vowel Points
1. Background
Biblical Hebrew was originally written without vowels; the tradition of how to vocalize
correctly the Hebrew text was passed down orally from one generation to the next. Eventu-
Chapter 1: The Hebrew Alphabet and Vowels 9
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