Hebrew and Chaldee Alphabet Num-ber.Sound or Power.HebrewandChaldeeLetters.Numerical Value.How ex-pressed inthis workby Romanletters.Hebrew NameofLetter.Signification of Name.1.a (soft breathing)א1*AAlephOx, also Duke, or Leader.2.b, bb (v)ב2BBethHouse.3.g (hard), ghג3GGimelCamel.4.d, dh (flat th)ד4DDalethDoor.5.h (rough breathing)ה5HHéWindow.6.v, u, oו6VVauPeg, Nail.7.z, dzז7ZZayinWeapon, Sword.8.ch (guttural)ח8ChChethEnclosure, Fence.9.t (strong)ט9TTethSerpent.10.i, y (as in…
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Report on 16th World Sanskrit Conference in Bangkok-2015
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Hindi is the official language of the Union- The Act and Rules
Hindi is the official language of the Union. Provisions have been made regarding the implementation of Hindi under the Official Language Act, 1963. Along with this, arrangements were made for implementation of Hindi in Official Language Rules 1976, Official Language…
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UN Guidelines for gender-inclusive language in English
These Guidelines include a number of strategies to help United Nations staff use gender-inclusive language. They may be applied to any type of communication, whether it is oral or written, formal or informal, or addressed to an internal or external audience.
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History of the Hebrew Language 2a1. The name Hebrew Language usually denotes the language of the sacred writings of the Israelites which form the canon of the Old Testament. It is also called Ancient Hebrew in contradistinction to the New…
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Hebrew (עברית) Language
In 586 BCE Hebrew was started to be replaced by Aramaic - ארמית Eliezer Ben Yehuda (1858-1922) first started to revive Hebrew א ב ג ד הו[ז ח ט י [כ ךל מ ם נ ן ס ע פ ף צ…
Indian script names and writing style : भारतीय लेखन पध्यति
Alphabetical list of English script names: ISO 15924 Code Lists
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Advocatetanmoy Law Library 