146:
letter. If, on the other hand, the acronym is read as the complete phrase or read as the individual letters, then it should be spelled with a medial form letter. In practice, this rule is often ignored, and the acronyms spelled either way.
153:
that are truncations of a single word, consisting of the first letter or first several letters of that word (as opposed to acronyms formed from initials or truncations of more than one word) are denoted using the punctuation mark
173:). However, in practice, single and double quotes are often used instead of the special punctuation marks (for which most keyboards do not have keys), with the single quote used both in acronyms and abbreviations.
708:
or a way for an author to weave his name as a signature, or some other spiritual thought, into his work, at a time when much was memorized. Examples of prayers which contain acrostics include:
873:
835:
801:
1686:
745: โ Four lines are written so that letters line up vertically, with the first letter of the second word in each line spelling the name
701:
works. Because each Hebrew letter also has a numeric value, embedding an acrostic may give an additional layer of meaning to these works.
424:) are written the same way as acronyms, with gershayim before the last character, but pronounced as separate letter names. For example,
927:
1641:
208:
Often (and especially when they describe a noun), Hebrew acronyms are pronounced by the insertion of a vowel sound (usually
75:). This mark is placed between the last two letters of the non-inflected form of the acronym (e.g. "report" in singular is
965:
874:
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1597:
1592:
960:
841:
807:
17:
200:, "P.O.B.") this notation is mainly used in technical writing and regarded nonstandard by the Hebrew Academy.
920:
1602:
1672:
1117:
1376:
895:
214:) between the letters. These vowels often appear in transliterations to other scripts. Examples include
845:
811:
729: โ The first letter of each stanza (not including the first and last) spells out "Shlomo Halevi" (
176:
In Modern Hebrew, as in many
European languages, periods sometimes used to mark an abbreviation (e.g.,
90:
1723:
1636:
1314:
1083:
913:
608:
1718:
1679:
1658:
1621:
1509:
1309:
1091:
1058:
974:
453:
1531:
1408:
1043:
1708:
1319:
970:
776:
736:
623:
1386:
1544:
1304:
1158:
872:
1504:
1153:
8:
1551:
1539:
1457:
1261:
1625:
1566:
1561:
1439:
641:
1713:
1617:
1514:
1447:
1412:
1361:
882:
47:, with many organizations, places, people and concepts known by their abbreviations.
1665:
1070:
1033:
1000:
1612:
1576:
1482:
1418:
1396:
1173:
1075:
1065:
1038:
1012:
1007:
995:
955:
950:
936:
716:
421:
389:
210:
44:
36:
715: โ The first letter of every verse starts with a consecutive letter of the
581:
A number of such acronyms differ only in their last letter. They all begin with
1429:
1148:
1138:
1053:
1048:
380:
1702:
1281:
1017:
554:
167:) by placing the sign after the last letter of the abbreviation (e.g. "Ms.":
136:
1556:
1472:
1404:
1246:
1206:
1186:
1133:
757:, and the first letter of the last word in each line spelling out the name
398:
258:
150:
32:
1631:
1477:
1201:
1143:
726:
464:
59:
1521:
781:
742:
673:
653:
The usage of Hebrew acronyms extends to liturgical groupings: the word
540:
510:
435:
431:
143:
87:). Acronyms can be formed from strings of single initial letters, e.g.
1496:
1467:
771:
750:
633:
63:
1666:
Gesenius' Hebrew and
Chaldee Lexicon to the Old Testament Scriptures
1571:
1163:
979:
868:
746:
705:
698:
690:
235:
905:
680:
142:
If the acronym is read as is, then the spelling should be with a
55:
1462:
1371:
1366:
1351:
1346:
1296:
1251:
1236:
754:
712:
694:
655:
408:
225:
155:
611:", with the final "m" standing for a number of names, such as
1607:
1452:
1356:
1341:
1336:
1331:
1266:
1211:
1196:
1191:
1181:
758:
666:
600:
484:
468:
245:
463:
Acronyms have been widely used in Hebrew since at least the
1381:
1326:
1276:
1271:
1256:
1231:
1226:
1221:
1216:
471:
are referred to with acronyms of their names. For example,
262:
215:
161:
69:
1286:
1241:
265:, these may be read as vowels ("u"/"o" and "i") instead:
689:
Most often, though, one will find use of acronyms as
594:
582:
439:
412:
368:
350:
332:
314:
296:
278:
272:
124:
95:
244:). There are exceptions to the use of "a", such as
840:[Punctuation โ select rules] (in Hebrew).
806:[Punctuation โ select rules] (in Hebrew).
29:Acronyms, a common feature of the Hebrew language
1700:
1687:Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament
921:
730:
660:
588:
573:
548:
518:
488:
425:
402:
393:
384:
374:
362:
356:
344:
338:
326:
320:
308:
302:
290:
284:
266:
249:
239:
229:
219:
195:
189:
183:
177:
168:
130:
119:
113:
107:
101:
88:
82:
76:
928:
914:
830:
828:
420:Hebrew numbers (e.g. year numbers in the
825:
14:
1701:
909:
209:
106:), or multiple initial letters, e.g.
935:
731:
661:
589:
574:
549:
519:
489:
426:
403:
394:
385:
375:
363:
357:
345:
339:
327:
321:
309:
303:
291:
285:
267:
250:
240:
230:
220:
196:
190:
184:
178:
169:
131:
120:
114:
108:
102:
83:
77:
40:
24:
704:One purpose of acrostics was as a
25:
1735:
803:ืืืื ืืคืืกืืง โ ืื. ืืจืฉืืื, ืกืขืืฃ 30
749:, which may refer either to the
203:
859:
842:Academy of the Hebrew Language
808:Academy of the Hebrew Language
794:
693:, in both prayer, poetry (see
361:, orange, lit. golden apple);
13:
1:
865:
787:
587:, as an acronym of the words
50:
7:
765:
595:
583:
543:) is likewise known as the
440:
413:
369:
351:
333:
315:
297:
279:
273:
257:When one of the letters is
125:
96:
43:) are a common part of the
10:
1740:
971:Transliteration to English
753:Yitzchak or to an unknown
451:
325:, questions and answers);
289:, judgement and account);
1650:
1585:
1530:
1495:
1438:
1395:
1295:
1172:
1126:
1110:
1103:
1026:
988:
943:
735:) the name of the author
458:
343:, knife spoon and fork);
160:
89:
68:
1659:Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar
836:
802:
761:, one of the Matriarchs.
679:(Book of Prophets), and
447:
58:in Hebrew use a special
719:, with the omission of
672:(Five Books of Moses),
648:
513:) is commonly known as
454:List of Hebrew acronyms
103:ืคืื, ืืื, ืฆืคื, ืืืื, ืืฉ
777:Acronym and initialism
737:Shlomo Halevi Alkabetz
632:"Maharash" for either
596:Morenu Ha-Rav rabi ...
441:hei-tav-shin-ayin-hei
1680:Strong's Concordance
966:Ancient inscriptions
665:) is an acronym for
483:itzchak is known as
467:. Several important
434:, or 2014โ2015
118:, the Holy Land) or
1673:BrownโDriverโBriggs
837:ืืคืืกืืง - ืืืืจ ืืืืื
599:, "Our teacher the
401:. (An exception is
81:, hence the plural
1522:Law of attenuation
1027:Reading traditions
642:Shmuel Schneersohn
307:, Hasidic rebbe);
304:ืืืื ื ื ืืืจื ื ืืจืื ื
1696:
1695:
1552:Verbal morphology
1491:
1490:
1004:
890:Missing or empty
590:ืืืจื ื ืืจื ืจืื ...
16:(Redirected from
1731:
1642:Unicode and HTML
1108:
1107:
1096:
1088:
1080:
1061:
1001:northern dialect
998:
930:
923:
916:
907:
906:
900:
899:
893:
888:
886:
878:
876:
863:
857:
856:
854:
853:
844:. Archived from
832:
823:
822:
820:
819:
810:. Archived from
798:
734:
733:
664:
663:
598:
592:
591:
586:
577:
576:
552:
551:
522:
521:
492:
491:
443:
438:) is pronounced
429:
428:
416:
406:
405:
397:
396:
388:
387:
378:
377:
372:
366:
365:
360:
359:
354:
348:
347:
342:
341:
336:
330:
329:
324:
323:
318:
312:
311:
306:
305:
300:
294:
293:
288:
287:
282:
276:
270:
269:
253:
252:
243:
242:
233:
232:
223:
222:
213:
199:
198:
193:
192:
188:, "ID card", or
187:
186:
181:
180:
172:
171:
166:
164:
134:
133:
128:
123:
122:
117:
116:
111:
110:
105:
104:
99:
94:
93:
86:
85:
80:
79:
74:
72:
42:
21:
1739:
1738:
1734:
1733:
1732:
1730:
1729:
1728:
1724:Hebrew language
1699:
1698:
1697:
1692:
1651:Reference works
1646:
1581:
1577:Vav-consecutive
1526:
1505:Biblical Hebrew
1487:
1434:
1419:Mater lectionis
1391:
1291:
1168:
1122:
1099:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1057:
1022:
984:
939:
937:Hebrew language
934:
904:
903:
891:
889:
880:
879:
864:
860:
851:
849:
838:
834:
833:
826:
817:
815:
804:
800:
799:
795:
790:
768:
717:Hebrew alphabet
686:(Hagiographa).
651:
628:oew ben Bezalel
461:
456:
450:
422:Hebrew calendar
376:ืืืืืืช ืืืืืืืืช
206:
159:
67:
53:
45:Hebrew language
30:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1737:
1727:
1726:
1721:
1719:Types of words
1716:
1711:
1694:
1693:
1691:
1690:
1683:
1676:
1669:
1662:
1654:
1652:
1648:
1647:
1645:
1644:
1639:
1634:
1629:
1626:modern Israeli
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1589:
1587:
1583:
1582:
1580:
1579:
1574:
1569:
1564:
1559:
1554:
1548:
1547:
1542:
1536:
1534:
1528:
1527:
1525:
1524:
1519:
1517:
1515:Philippi's law
1512:
1507:
1501:
1499:
1493:
1492:
1489:
1488:
1486:
1485:
1480:
1475:
1470:
1465:
1460:
1455:
1450:
1444:
1442:
1436:
1435:
1433:
1432:
1430:Plene scriptum
1427:
1422:
1415:
1401:
1399:
1393:
1392:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1323:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1301:
1299:
1293:
1292:
1290:
1289:
1284:
1279:
1274:
1269:
1264:
1259:
1254:
1249:
1244:
1239:
1234:
1229:
1224:
1219:
1214:
1209:
1204:
1199:
1194:
1189:
1184:
1178:
1176:
1170:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1161:
1156:
1151:
1146:
1141:
1136:
1130:
1128:
1124:
1123:
1121:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1105:
1101:
1100:
1098:
1097:
1089:
1081:
1073:
1068:
1063:
1051:
1046:
1041:
1036:
1030:
1028:
1024:
1023:
1021:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
992:
990:
986:
985:
983:
982:
977:
968:
963:
958:
953:
947:
945:
941:
940:
933:
932:
925:
918:
910:
902:
901:
858:
824:
792:
791:
789:
786:
785:
784:
779:
774:
767:
764:
763:
762:
740:
724:
650:
647:
646:
645:
630:
622:"Maharal" for
620:
568:is called the
460:
457:
452:Main article:
449:
446:
381:United Nations
205:
202:
52:
49:
28:
18:Hebrew acronym
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1736:
1725:
1722:
1720:
1717:
1715:
1712:
1710:
1709:Abbreviations
1707:
1706:
1704:
1689:
1688:
1684:
1682:
1681:
1677:
1675:
1674:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1663:
1661:
1660:
1656:
1655:
1653:
1649:
1643:
1640:
1638:
1635:
1633:
1630:
1627:
1623:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1591:
1590:
1588:
1584:
1578:
1575:
1573:
1570:
1568:
1565:
1563:
1560:
1558:
1557:Semitic roots
1555:
1553:
1550:
1549:
1546:
1543:
1541:
1538:
1537:
1535:
1533:
1529:
1523:
1520:
1518:
1516:
1513:
1511:
1510:Modern Hebrew
1508:
1506:
1503:
1502:
1500:
1498:
1494:
1484:
1481:
1479:
1476:
1474:
1471:
1469:
1466:
1464:
1461:
1459:
1456:
1454:
1451:
1449:
1446:
1445:
1443:
1441:
1437:
1431:
1428:
1426:
1425:Abbreviations
1423:
1421:
1420:
1416:
1414:
1410:
1406:
1403:
1402:
1400:
1398:
1394:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1362:Kubutz/shuruk
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1302:
1300:
1298:
1294:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1268:
1265:
1263:
1260:
1258:
1255:
1253:
1250:
1248:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1230:
1228:
1225:
1223:
1220:
1218:
1215:
1213:
1210:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1198:
1195:
1193:
1190:
1188:
1185:
1183:
1180:
1179:
1177:
1175:
1171:
1165:
1162:
1160:
1157:
1155:
1152:
1150:
1147:
1145:
1142:
1140:
1137:
1135:
1132:
1131:
1129:
1125:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1106:
1102:
1093:
1090:
1085:
1082:
1077:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1060:
1055:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1045:
1042:
1040:
1037:
1035:
1032:
1031:
1029:
1025:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1002:
997:
994:
993:
991:
987:
981:
978:
976:
972:
969:
967:
964:
962:
959:
957:
954:
952:
949:
948:
946:
942:
938:
931:
926:
924:
919:
917:
912:
911:
908:
897:
884:
875:
871:
870:
862:
848:on 2011-07-23
847:
843:
839:
831:
829:
814:on 2011-07-23
813:
809:
805:
797:
793:
783:
780:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
760:
756:
752:
748:
744:
741:
738:
728:
725:
722:
718:
714:
711:
710:
709:
707:
702:
700:
696:
692:
687:
685:
683:
678:
676:
671:
669:
658:
657:
643:
639:
637:
631:
629:
627:
621:
618:
614:
610:
606:
605:
604:
602:
597:
585:
579:
571:
567:
565:
561:
557:
546:
542:
538:
534:
530:
526:
516:
512:
508:
504:
500:
496:
486:
482:
478:
474:
470:
466:
455:
445:
442:
437:
433:
423:
418:
415:
411:, pronounced
410:
400:
391:
382:
371:
353:
340:ืกืืื ืืฃ ืืืืื
335:
322:ืฉืืืืช ืืชืฉืืืืช
317:
299:
281:
275:
264:
260:
255:
247:
237:
227:
217:
212:
204:Pronunciation
201:
174:
163:
157:
152:
151:Abbreviations
148:
145:
140:
138:
137:Rishon LeZion
127:
98:
92:
71:
65:
61:
57:
48:
46:
38:
34:
33:Abbreviations
27:
19:
1685:
1678:
1671:
1664:
1657:
1473:Inverted nun
1458:Cantillation
1424:
1417:
1387:Sin/Shin dot
1159:Paleo-Hebrew
975:from English
892:|title=
867:
861:
850:. Retrieved
846:the original
816:. Retrieved
812:the original
796:
720:
703:
688:
681:
674:
667:
654:
652:
635:
625:
616:
612:
580:
569:
563:
559:
555:
544:
536:
532:
528:
524:
514:
506:
502:
498:
494:
480:
476:
472:
462:
419:
256:
207:
175:
149:
141:
62:mark called
54:
31:
26:
1478:Shekel sign
1440:Punctuation
1405:with Niqqud
1315:Palestinian
1104:Orthography
1084:Palestinian
727:Lekhah Dodi
699:kabbalistic
465:Middle Ages
430:(5775
211:[a]
132:ืจืืฉืื ืืฆืืื
60:punctuation
1703:Categories
1628:literature
1448:Diacritics
1310:Babylonian
1092:Babylonian
852:2010-10-16
818:2010-10-16
788:References
782:Bible code
743:Shokhen Ad
541:Nahmanides
511:Maimonides
286:ืืื ืืืฉืืื
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