aleph-bet
noun
variants or alef-bet
ˈä-ˌlef-ˈbet 
-ləf-
: the Hebrew alphabet
In Hebrew each letter in the aleph-bet has a numerical value.
Loris DeMarco, Sweeter Than Honey, 2008
Loris DeMarco, Sweeter Than Honey, 2008But an acrostic composition, which presupposes not only the invention of the Hebrew alef-bet but also a literate milieu, was intended for appreciation in written form, whereby appeal is made to the eye. Dictionary of the Old Testament, 2008
Dictionary of the Old Testament, 2008
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from Modern Hebrew āleph-bēyth
First Known Use
1909, in the meaning defined above