The Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet — All 22 Letters

Paleo-Hebrew is the oldest form of the Hebrew alphabet — the script of Moses and David — and in it every letter was a picture. An ox, a house, a nail, a cross. Reading the pictures reveals a layer of meaning hidden inside the words of Scripture. Below are all twenty-two letters, each with its authentic pictograph and meaning. Tap any letter to explore it — and watch how, taken together, the alphabet spells out the story of the Cross.

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Aleph אGod / Strength / Leader Bet בHouse / Family / Dwelling Gimel גLift Up / Carry / Walk Dalet דDoor / Path / Access He הBehold / Reveal / Breath Vav וNail / Secure / Connect Zayin זCut / Pierce / Nourish Chet חFence / Inner Room / Protection Tet טSurround / Contain / Good Yod יHand / Work / Deed Kaph כOpen Hand / Cover / Allow Lamed לLead / Authority / Teach Mem מWater / Flow / Chaos Nun נSeed / Life / Continue Samekh סProp / Shield / Framework Ayin עEye / See / Experience Phay פMouth / Speak / Open Tsade צJourney / Trail / Pursue Qoph קBehind / Cycle / Time Resh רHead / Highest One / First Shin שTeeth / Destroy / Consume Tav תCross / Sign / Covenant Mark

The whole alphabet on one chart

Every letter, its ancient pictograph, and its meaning — together on a single page. Save it, print it, or share it.

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Want to go deeper into the scholarship?

This site is a devotional doorway into the letters. For the rigorous linguistic and cultural study behind them — the grammar, the lexicon, the careful method — the definitive resource is Jeff A. Benner's Ancient Hebrew Research Center. Decades of careful work, freely shared.

Visit the Ancient Hebrew Research Center (ancient-hebrew.org) →