Contents • • • • • • Contemporary forms [ ] As with all handwriting, cursive Hebrew displays considerable individual variation. The forms in the table below are representative of those in present-day use. The names appearing with the individual letters are taken from the and may differ from their designations in the various languages using them – see for variation in letter names. (Table is organized right-to-left reflecting Hebrew's lexicographic mode.) / / / / / Note: Final forms are to the left of the initial/medial forms. Historical forms [ ] This table shows the development of cursive Hebrew from the 7th through the 19th centuries.

This is discussed in the following section, which makes reference to the columns in the table, numbered 1 through 14. Figure 3: 'Cursive Writing' (Jewish Encyclopedia, 1901-1906). Column: • upon dish •, 12th century. • 10th century. •, dated 1480. • Spanish, 10th century. •, 10th century.

Cursive Hebrew is a collective designation for several styles of handwriting the Hebrew alphabet. Modern Hebrew, especially in informal use in Israel, is handwritten with the Ashkenazi cursive script that had developed in Central Europe by the 13th century. This is also a mainstay of handwritten Yiddish. It was preceded. [Revised edition, 1995]. Hoffer, and R. Biblical Hebrew: A Text and Workbook. New Haven, CN.: Yale University. BeGaD KeFaT), which can appear with a “dot” in them called a dagesh qal. Three of these letters have two pronunciations: one with the dagesh qal, and one.

•, 10th century. •, dated 1375. Rummoli Board Template. • Italian, dated 1451. • Italian, 10th century. •, 10th century.

•, copied at in 1515 by • Ashkenazi, 19th century.