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Greek vs Hebrew
Greek and Hebrew sit in the same corner of the writing-system map — Grafle's Independent Scripts group — and players mix them up constantly. Here's the fastest way to tell them apart.
The tell
Greek reads left-to-right with α, ε, ι everywhere; Hebrew reads right-to-left with square, separate letters.
Side by side
Greek
Όλοι οι άνθρωποι γεννιούνται ελεύθεροι και ίσοι.
Η Αθήνα είναι μια αρχαία πόλη.
Η γνώση είναι δύναμη.
Greek's own tells
- Letters you know from math class: λ, π, Σ, Ω, Δ — lowercase α, ε, ι everywhere.
On signs in:
- Greece
- Cyprus
Hebrew
כל בני האדם נולדו בני חורין ושווים בערכם.
שלום, מה שלומך היום?
המים הם מקור החיים.
Hebrew's own tells
- Right-to-left like Arabic, but square, blocky letters that stand apart instead of connecting.
On signs in:
- Israel