In one sentence: print a script, trace each letter three times, then write it four times on your
own, and the shapes will stay with you longer than any amount of looking at them.
Israel was told to keep God's words close enough to write them: "You shall write them on the
doorposts of your house and on your gates" (Deuteronomy 6:9, ESV). Writing a letter by hand is the
quickest way to learn to recognise it.
How to use a sheet
Read the row right to left, as Hebrew is written. The first letter, with its name and sound
underneath, is the model.
Trace the three grey letters, then write the letter four times in the empty places.
Keep to the guide lines. Most letters sit between the two darker lines and hang from the top
one. Lamed (ל) reaches up to the top faint line; qof (ק) and the final forms ך, ן, ף and ץ reach
down to the bottom one.
One sheet a day is enough. Say each letter's name and sound aloud as you write it.
The Names of God sheets put each name from the word cards in square
script, cursive and Paleo-Hebrew, with space to copy each beside its model. Three
Scripts explains where each script comes from.
How to print
Choose a set, then print at A4, 100 % / actual size, with margins set to none, headers and
footers off and background graphics on (the guide lines are drawn as background). Only the
set you have chosen prints.
אalef · silentאאא
בbet · b / vבבב
גgimel · gגגג
דdalet · dדדד
הhe · hההה
וvav · vווו
זzayin · zזזז
חhet · khחחח
טtet · tטטט
יyod · yייי
כkaf · k / khכככ
ךfinal kaf · khךךך
לlamed · lללל
מmem · mמממ
םfinal mem · mםםם
נnun · nנננ
ןfinal nun · nןןן
סsamekh · sססס
עayin · silentעעע
פpe · p / fפפפ
ףfinal pe · fףףף
צtsadi · tsצצצ
ץfinal tsadi · tsץץץ
קqof · kקקק
רresh · rררר
שshin · sh / sששש
תtav · tתתת
אalef · silentאאא
בbet · b / vבבב
גgimel · gגגג
דdalet · dדדד
הhe · hההה
וvav · vווו
זzayin · zזזז
חhet · khחחח
טtet · tטטט
יyod · yייי
כkaf · k / khכככ
ךfinal kaf · khךךך
לlamed · lללל
מmem · mמממ
םfinal mem · mםםם
נnun · nנננ
ןfinal nun · nןןן
סsamekh · sססס
עayin · silentעעע
פpe · p / fפפפ
ףfinal pe · fףףף
צtsadi · tsצצצ
ץfinal tsadi · tsץץץ
קqof · kקקק
רresh · rררר
שshin · sh / sששש
תtav · tתתת
𐤀alef𐤀𐤀𐤀
𐤁bet𐤁𐤁𐤁
𐤂gimel𐤂𐤂𐤂
𐤃dalet𐤃𐤃𐤃
𐤄he𐤄𐤄𐤄
𐤅vav𐤅𐤅𐤅
𐤆zayin𐤆𐤆𐤆
𐤇het𐤇𐤇𐤇
𐤈tet𐤈𐤈𐤈
𐤉yod𐤉𐤉𐤉
𐤊kaf𐤊𐤊𐤊
𐤋lamed𐤋𐤋𐤋
𐤌mem𐤌𐤌𐤌
𐤍nun𐤍𐤍𐤍
𐤎samekh𐤎𐤎𐤎
𐤏ayin𐤏𐤏𐤏
𐤐pe𐤐𐤐𐤐
𐤑tsadi𐤑𐤑𐤑
𐤒qof𐤒𐤒𐤒
𐤓resh𐤓𐤓𐤓
𐤔shin𐤔𐤔𐤔
𐤕tav𐤕𐤕𐤕
Eli my God Psalm 22:1
Squareאֵלִי
Cursiveאֵלִי
Paleo𐤀𐤋𐤉
Elohim God Genesis 1:1
Squareאֱלֹהִים
Cursiveאֱלֹהִים
Paleo𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌
Adonai Lord, my Lord Genesis 15:2
Squareאֲדֹנָי
Cursiveאֲדֹנָי
Paleo𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉
YHWH the LORD, God's own name Exodus 3:15
Squareיְהוָה
Cursiveיְהוָה
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
Ehyeh asher Ehyeh I AM WHO I AM Exodus 3:14
Squareאֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Cursiveאֶהְיֶה אֲשֶׁר אֶהְיֶה
Paleo𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤄𐤉𐤄
El Shaddai God Almighty Genesis 17:1
Squareאֵל שַׁדַּי
Cursiveאֵל שַׁדַּי
Paleo𐤀𐤋 𐤔𐤃𐤉
El Elyon God Most High Genesis 14:19
Squareאֵל עֶלְיוֹן
Cursiveאֵל עֶלְיוֹן
Paleo𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤅𐤍
El Roi the God who sees Genesis 16:13
Squareאֵל רֳאִי
Cursiveאֵל רֳאִי
Paleo𐤀𐤋 𐤓𐤀𐤉
YHWH Yireh the LORD will see to it, will provide Genesis 22:14
Squareיְהוָה יִרְאֶה
Cursiveיְהוָה יִרְאֶה
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤄
YHWH Rofekha the LORD your healer Exodus 15:26
Squareיְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ
Cursiveיְהוָה רֹפְאֶךָ
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤓𐤐𐤀𐤊
YHWH Nissi the LORD is my banner Exodus 17:15
Squareיְהוָה נִסִּי
Cursiveיְהוָה נִסִּי
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤍𐤎𐤉
YHWH Shalom the LORD is peace Judges 6:24
Squareיְהוָה שָׁלוֹם
Cursiveיְהוָה שָׁלוֹם
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌
YHWH Tsevaot the LORD of hosts Isaiah 6:3
Squareיְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
Cursiveיְהוָה צְבָאוֹת
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕
El Chai the living God Joshua 3:10
Squareאֵל חַי
Cursiveאֵל חַי
Paleo𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤉
Immanuel God with us Isaiah 7:14
Squareעִמָּנוּ אֵל
Cursiveעִמָּנוּ אֵל
Paleo𐤏𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤋
El Gibbor Mighty God Isaiah 9:6
Squareאֵל גִּבּוֹר
Cursiveאֵל גִּבּוֹר
Paleo𐤀𐤋 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓
YHWH Tsidkenu the LORD is our righteousness Jeremiah 23:6
Squareיְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ
Cursiveיְהוָה צִדְקֵנוּ
Paleo𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤑𐤃𐤒𐤍𐤅
Melekh HaKavod the King of glory Psalm 24:8
Squareמֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד
Cursiveמֶלֶךְ הַכָּבוֹד
Paleo𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃
Izzuz veGibbor strong and mighty Psalm 24:8
Squareעִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר
Cursiveעִזּוּז וְגִבּוֹר
Paleo𐤏𐤆𐤅𐤆 𐤅𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤓
Tov good Psalm 34:8
Squareטוֹב
Cursiveטוֹב
Paleo𐤈𐤅𐤁
Yeshua the LORD saves: the name of Jesus Nehemiah 8:17
Squareיֵשׁוּעַ
Cursiveיֵשׁוּעַ
Paleo𐤉𐤔𐤅𐤏
Sources
The cursive is set in Gveret Levin by AlefAlefAlef,
the square script in Noto Serif Hebrew and the Paleo-Hebrew in Noto Sans Phoenician, all under the
SIL Open Font License. The names of God are those on the word cards, each checked against the
Masoretic text (STEPBible TAHOT, CC BY).