Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38
Bodleian Library (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)

Scribe

Hillel b. ʿEli (הלל ביר עלי) (Date active: 1067)
Autograph
Main text scribe
Full name

Script Definition

Oriental
Non-square (Beinoni)
Current
Documentary

Global Aspect of the Script

  • Attached to the headline
  • Ascenders go above the headline
  • Descenders descend below the baseline
Stable
  • Stable
  • Higher than the height of the line of writing
Variable
  • Stable
  • Smaller than the width of an average vav
Quick
Regular spacing

Approximate Size of Average Letters

Regular size
  • Ascenders are equal to the height of the average letter
  • Descenders are longer than the height of the average letter
  • Downstrokes are not parallel
  • Horizontal strokes are not parallel
  • Ascenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Descenders are not parallel to the downstrokes
  • Ascenders are not parallel among them
  • Descenders are not parallel among them
  • Thick, traced with the full width of the flat nib
  • There is no shading
20 Jan 2026, 2:04 p.m. by Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli
Elena Lolli, 'Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Main text scribe - Non-square (Beinoni)', in: Hebrew Palaeography Album, General Editors: Judith Olszowy-Schlanger. Consulted online at https://www.hebrewpalaeography.com/data/specimens/1648/ on 2026-01-20.

Abbreviation

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Abbreviation - #38956
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Justification

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Justification - #38937
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Letter

Aleph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38967
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38914
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Beth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38910
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Gimel

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38944
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Daleth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38950
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He

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38912
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Vav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38958
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Zayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38942
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Ḥeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38957
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Ṭeth

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38963
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Yod

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38960
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Kaph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38949
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Kaph: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38932
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Lamed

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38952
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Mem

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38907
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Mem: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38933
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Nun

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38936
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Nun: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38966
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38938
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Samekh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38947
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'Ayin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38954
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Pe

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38916
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Pe: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38961
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Ṣade

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38935
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Ṣade: final

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38964
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Qoph

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38940
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Resh

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38965
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Shin/Sin

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38969
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Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38906
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Tav

Oxford, Bodleian MS. Heb. a. 3.38: Letter - #38909
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