א
ALEPH
To the European reader :
Where an א is written, a vowel is
pronounced. This is frequently A, but can be E, I or O.
In Classic Hebrew, that is less spoken today, the א
is like a brief sound-stop.
Modern speech is less precise.
The Hebrew sign Aleph has become a Greek alpha and a modern A, because the Greeks upon hearing the Phoenicians speak written texts, most frequently perceived the sound A where an Aleph stood written.
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