12-28-2008, 03:13 PM
Shlama and welcome to the forum.
Paul can give you much more detailed background on this than I would ever have time for but I would simply say, the "block Hebrew" (if you are referring to the square Hebrew K'tav Ashuri) is used in modern Hebrew and sometimes publications of Aramaic. It closely resembles the older form of Hebrew script.
The Estrangela is the Aramaic script used by Arameans in writing and printing the Peshitta (traditionally) and liturgy.
Examples:
Estrangela/o of Matthew 1:1![[Image: estra-mtt1.jpg]](http://hebrewaramaic.org/images2/estra-mtt1.jpg)
Same thing as above but in square Hebrew:![[Image: sqheb-mtt1.jpg]](http://hebrewaramaic.org/images2/sqheb-mtt1.jpg)
Essentially it's the same thing, only different ways of writing it - two different scripts or styles to write the same language. For some people it's much easier to read and comprehend the "square Hebrew" script.
Push b'shlama,
Paul can give you much more detailed background on this than I would ever have time for but I would simply say, the "block Hebrew" (if you are referring to the square Hebrew K'tav Ashuri) is used in modern Hebrew and sometimes publications of Aramaic. It closely resembles the older form of Hebrew script.
The Estrangela is the Aramaic script used by Arameans in writing and printing the Peshitta (traditionally) and liturgy.
Examples:
Estrangela/o of Matthew 1:1
Same thing as above but in square Hebrew:
Essentially it's the same thing, only different ways of writing it - two different scripts or styles to write the same language. For some people it's much easier to read and comprehend the "square Hebrew" script.
Push b'shlama,
Ya'aqub Younan-Levine
Aramaica.org
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