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The
Origins of the
Paleo-Hebrew
Alphabet A New Theory
by: Travis Wayne Goodsell
2
Table of Contents
Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………3
The letters……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..5
The names…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..29
The sounds…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………53
The Egyptian Hieratic matches……………………………………………………………………………………..77
The Deity symbol matches…………………………………………………………………………………………….123
Acknowledgements………………………………………………………………………………………………………….147
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Introduction
4
Introduction
The Paleo-Hebrew (Paleo meaning “old”) alphabet, also called Phoenecian has an
unknown origin. How it started and who started it has different theories. This book
is about my theory as to the meaning of each letter.
The names are based upon pictorial matches with the Greek Alphabet. The
names are therefore assigned, so as to identify them. Originally there is no evidence
to suggest the Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet had names. The letters LMD and LMBD
are pretty much the same, since LMD is unique to Paleo-Hebrew and LMBD is a
pictorial match to the Greek letter Lambda. LMD is traditionally a phonetic match
to Lambda; the „L‟, whereas LMBD is traditionally named Gimel, so it appears that
either LMD was a different phoneme or more likely the Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet did
not have phonemes, at least in the beginning.
It is well known that Paleo-Hebrew did not have vowels, at least. It was the Greeks
that added vowels to their alphabet, so again the Paleo-Alphabets may not have been
a spoken language. It may have been due to the popularity of the Alphabet that
resulted in the need to attach phonemes to them. My book, The Origins of the
Paleo-Hebrew Vocabulary A New Theory, explains how the vocabulary is derived.
The main theory I work off of is that the Alphabet is primarily pictographs with
ideographic meaning when combined with each other into a vocabulary.
My discovery of the Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet was that each letter corresponded to
a different Egyptian Hieratic character than the tradition has said it is. It was the
Egyptian God Re in Paleo-Hebrew from which I made my discovery. Knowing the
correct picture representations is the keystone to the whole language. With the
correct Egyptian Hieratic characters I then identified that an Egyptian Deity also
corresponded to each Paleo-Hebrew letter.
5
The
Letters
6
A
7
B
8
G
9
d
10
h
11
w
12
z
13
x
14
j
15
Y
16
k
17
l
18
m
19
n
20
s
21
[
22
P
23
c
24
q
25
r
26
f
27
t
28
Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet Chart
A
B
G
d
h
w
z
x
j
Y
k
l
m
n
s
[
P
c
q
r
f
t
29
The
Names
30
A
ALPH
31
B
BT
32
G
LMBD
33
d
DLT
34
H
EPSLN
35
w
UPSLN
36
z
IT
37
X
ET
38
J
THT
39
Y
ZT
40
k
KP
41
L
LMD
42
M
M
43
N
N
44
s
KS
45
[
OMCRN
46
P
P
47
c
TSD
48
Q
PH
49
R
RH
50
F
SGM
51
T
T
52
Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet Names Chart
A ALPH B BT
G LMBD
d DLT
h EPSLN
w UPSLN
z IT
x ET
j THT
Y ZT
k KP
l LMD
m M
n N
s KS
[ OMCRN
P P
c TSD
q PH
r RH
f SGM
t T
53
The
Sound
54
A
Ah
55
B
B
56
G
L
57
d
D
58
H
Eh
59
w
Uh
60
z
I
61
X
E
62
J
Th
63
Y
Z
64
k
K
65
L
L
66
M
M
67
N
N
68
s
X
69
[
O
70
P
P
71
c
Ts
72
Q
F
73
R
R
74
F
X
75
T
T
76
Paleo-Hebrew Sound Chart
A Ah
B B
G L
d D
h Eh
w Uh
z I
x E
j Th
Y I
k K
l L
m M
n N
s X
[ O
P P
c Ts
q F
r R
f S
t T
77
The
Egyptian Hieratic
Matches
78
A
79
The Wadjet Eye
Gardiner‟s #D10
80
B
81
Man eating, drinking, speaking, and thinking
Gardiner‟s #A2
82
G
83
Phallus
Gardiner‟s #D52
84
d
85
D27: O24:
Breast, Womb, and Pyramid
Gardiner‟s #‟s D27, O24
And the cuneiform sign for womb
86
h
87
Flail
Gardiner‟s #S45
88
w
89
Support Pole
Gardiner‟s #O30
90
z
91
+
Darkness, Night
Gardener‟s #‟s N2 & N17
92
x
93
Sky
Gardiner‟s #N1
94
j
95
Village, Town
Gardiner‟s #O49
96
Y
97
+ +
Sky, Support Pole, Land (Creation Story)
Gardiner‟s #‟s N1, O30, and N17
98
k
99
Scroll
Gardiner‟s #Y1
100
l
101
Arm
Gardiner‟s #D36
102
m
103
Priest
Gardiner‟s #A6
104
n
105
Pharaoh of Lower Kingdom
Gardiner‟s #A45
106
s
107
+
Spine and Djed Pillar
Gardiner‟s #‟s F37 & R11
108
[
109
Sun
Gardiner‟s #N5
110
P
111
+
Sky + God
Gardiner‟s #‟s N1 & A40
112
c
113
Throne
Gardiner‟s # Q1
114
q
115
+
Scepter & Ankh
Gardiner‟s #‟s T3 & S34
116
r
117
Flag, Ensign
Gardiner‟s #R8
118
f
119
Water
Gardiner‟s #N35
120
T
121
+
Dead Man & Prisoner
Gardiner‟s #‟s A54 & A13
122
Egyptian Hieratic Match Chart
A
B
G
d
h
w
z
x
j
Y
k
l
m
n
s
[
P
c
q
r
f
t
123
The
Deity Match
124
A
Horus
125
B
Knumn
126
G
Min
127
d
Primordial Mound/Breast/Womb
128
H
Pharoah
129
w
Shu
130
z
Set
131
X
Nut
132
J
Geb
133
Y
Creation/Yah
134
k
Thot
135
L
Aten
136
M
Priest
137
N
Pharaoh of Lower Egypt
138
s
Osiris
139
[
Re
140
P
High Priest
141
c
Isis
142
Q
Ankh
143
R
Neter/Intelligence
144
F
Nun
145
T
Anubis
146
Egyptian Deity Match Chart
A Horus
B Knumn
G Min
d Primordial Mound
h Pharaoh
w Shu
z Set
x Nut
j Geb
Y Yah/Zeus
k Thot
l Aten
m Priest
n Pharaoh of Lower Egypt
s Osiris
[ Re
P High Priest
c Isis
q Ankh
r Neter/Intelligence
f Nun
t Anubis
147
Acknowledgements
Egyptian Glyphary, by Bill Petty, PHD, © 2012 Bill Petty.
An Introduction to Paleo-Hebrew Alphabet and Grammar A New Theory, by
Travis Wayne Goodsell, © May 2015 Outskirts Press.
