Square Hebrew

The square script כְּתָב מְרֻבָּע ( ketav merubba ) is the now common variant of the Hebrew alphabet, whose origins date from around 500 BC are detectable and were derived from the Phoenician alphabet consonants of the Aramaic script. The other term כְּתָב אַשּׁוּרִית ( ketav aschschurit ), so Assyrian or Chaldean scripture points to the origins in exile, where gradually the new font has spread. First examples are taken from the time of the Maccabees ( 167-161 BC). The first dated manuscript dates from the year 896 AD the name square script has this scripture because each character fits exactly in a square or in a half square and the lines of the letters with mainly horizontal and vertical lines in most cases at square oriented.

For vowels, the square script has been added with dots and dashes. The dotting the Masoretic vocalization called Nikkud. Add to this the Teamim mentioned articulations that define the musical lecture in Jewish worship.

Styles

The main styles of square script are:

• Egyptian style
• Babylonian style
• Persian style
• Yemeni style
• Western style
• Spanish style
• Greek style
• Italian Style
• French Style
• Ashkenazi style
• Karäischer style

Other Hebrew fonts

• Hebrew script
• Rashi font

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