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    • Aleph (or alef or alif, transliterated ʾ) is the first letter of the Semitic abjads, including Arabic ʾalif ا‎, Aramaic ʾālap 𐡀, Hebrew ʾālef א‎, North Arabian 𐪑, Phoenician ʾālep 𐤀, Syriac ʾālap̄ ܐ. It also appears as South Arabian 𐩱 and Ge'ez ʾälef አ. These letters are believed to have derived from an Egyptian hieroglyph depicting an ox's head to describe th… See more

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    Origin

    The name aleph is derived from the West Semitic word for "ox" (as in the Biblical Hebrew word Eleph (אֶלֶף) 'ox' ), and the shape of the letter derives from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph that may have been based on an … See more

    Ancient Egyptian

    The Egyptian "vulture" hieroglyph (Gardiner G1), by convention pronounced [a]) is also referred to as aleph, on grounds that it has traditionally been taken to represent a glottal stop ([ʔ]), although some recent suggestion… See more

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    Aramaic

    The Aramaic reflex of the letter is conventionally represented with the Hebrew א in typography for convenience, but the actual graphic form varied significantly over the long history and wide geographic extent of the lang… See more

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  1. Aleph is a letter that began in the Paleo-Hebrew as a depiction of an ox head1234. The modern Hebrew form of the letter aleph is א, but is an evolved form of the original pictograph3. The name aleph is derived from the West Semitic word for "ox"4. The symbol conveys the power found in the horns of the ox, and its subsequent authority1. In Hebrew and Kabbalistic tradition, Aleph is said to represent an Ox, which represents fertility and the plowing of the ground to generate new growth in the spring2.
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    The Aleph is a letter which began in the Paleo-Hebrew as a depiction of an ox head. This ox head, when turned to point upward, is the modern capital “A” of our alphabet. This symbol conveys the power found in the horns of the ox, and its subsequent authority.

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    In Hebrew and Kabbalistic tradition, Aleph is said to represent an Ox. When we inspect the early Hebrew version of the letter we see the image below, which indeed resembles the head of an ox. The significance of this is that the ox represents fertility, the plowing of the ground to generate new growth in the spring.

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    The modern Hebrew form of the letter aleph is א, but is an evolved form of the original pictograph, a picture of an ox head. The ancient pictographic form of the letter ת is, a picture of two crossed sticks which are used as a marker. When these two pictographs are combined, we have the meaning "an ox toward the mark."

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    The name aleph is derived from the West Semitic word for "ox" (as in the Biblical Hebrew word Eleph (אֶלֶף) 'ox'), and the shape of the letter derives from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph that may have been based on an Egyptian hieroglyph, which depicts an ox's head.

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    Is Aleph a reconstructed name?
    Aleph is the reconstructed name of the first letter of the Proto-Canaanite alphabet continued in descended Semitic alphabets as the Syriac ‘Ālaph ܐ , Hebrew Aleph א, and Arabic Alif.

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    What does Aleph mean in Hebrew?
    In gematria, aleph represents the number 1, and when used at the beginning of Hebrew years, it means 1000 (e.g. א'תשנ"ד in numbers would be the Hebrew date 1754, not to be confused with 1754 CE).

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    Where did the name Aleph come from?
    The name aleph is derived from the West Semitic word for "ox" (as in the Biblical Hebrew word Eleph (אֶלֶף) 'ox' ), and the shape of the letter derives from a Proto-Sinaitic glyph that may have been based on an Egyptian hieroglyph, which depicts an ox's head.

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    Does Aleph have a sound?
    Aleph has no sound of its own, but usually has a vowel associated with it. Notice that the manual print form of Aleph resembles the book print version—except that the strokes of the lines are all even. You will learn manual print in order to recognize the printed Hebrew letters as they appear in Hebrew texts.

    The Letter Aleph - Hebrew for Christians

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    How is aleph spelled in Yiddish?
    In Yiddish, aleph is used for several orthographic purposes in native words, usually with different diacritical marks borrowed from Hebrew niqqud: With no diacritics, aleph is silent; it is written at the beginning of words before vowels spelled with the letter vov or yud. For instance, oykh 'also' is spelled אויך.

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    How do you write Aleph?
    Write the letter from right to left, beginning with the stroke labeled 1 and then to the stroke labeled 2. Write the letter Aleph (from right to left) in both manual print and script several times. You may want to use graph paper to make sure you are sizing the letter correctly:

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  3. The Ancient Hebrew Research Center
    https://ancient-hebrew.org/ancient-alphabet/aleph.htm

    The Ancient Hebrew Alphabet | AHRC

  4. Chabad.org
    https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/137073/jewish

    Aleph - The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet - Chabad.org

  5. Hebrew for Christians
    https://hebrew4christians.com/.../Aleph/aleph.html

    The Letter Aleph - Hebrew for Christians

  6. The Ancient Hebrew Research Center
    https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/ahlb/aleph.html

    AHLB - Aleph - The Ancient Hebrew Research Center

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  8. The Ancient Hebrew Research Center
    https://www.ancient-hebrew.org/dictionary/ancient-aleph.html

    Ancient Hebrew Dictionary - Aleph

  9. Britannica
    https://www.britannica.com/topic/A-letter

    A | Letter, History, Meaning & Uses | Britannica

    A, letter that has stood at the head of the alphabet during the whole of the period through which it can be traced historically. The name of the letter in the Phoenician period resembled the Hebrew name aleph meaning “ox”; the form …

  10. Rosen School of Hebrew
    https://rosenhebrewschool.com/articles/the-letter-aleph

    The letter Aleph - Rosen School of Hebrew

  11. StudyLight.org
    https://www.studylight.org/lexicons/eng/hebrew/ahl_alphabet.html

    Acient Hebrew Alphabet - Bible Lexicons - StudyLight.org

  12. YouTube
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    Ancient Hebrew Alphabet - Lesson 1 - Aleph - YouTube