Paleo-Hebrew Dictionary

The Paleo-Hebrew Dictionary is an educational resource provided by ICRC at WAIE, designed for learning the Paleo-Hebrew language and alphabet. The website is a growing and living resource that provides comparisons with English, Ashkenazi/Modern Hebrew, Arabic, Aramaic/Syriac, and Greek.

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dam

blood, bloodguilt, bloodshed, bloody, homicide, life, lifeblood. Ābarayat: 𐤃𐤌 Yiddish: דָּם Arabic: دم Greek: αἷμα

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Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet

Paleo-Hebrew or Ancient Hebrew is the original language spoken by the Shemitic people known as the Hebrews. Learn about each letter or about the alphabet as a whole.

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