The Karmeli Alphabet

This is the home of the Karmeli Alphabet, which is an alternative way to write modern and classical Hebrew. The Karmeli Alphabet was developed by Michael Avinor in Haifa, Israel. We consider the Karmeli Alphabet to be superior to the traditional Assyrian alphabet.

• The Letters of the Karmeli Alphabet

• The Letters of the Karmeli Alphabet in more detail

• "Where is the Hebrew language going to?", an article by Michael Avinor

• Articles and arguments about the Karmeli Alphabet

Examples of Hebrew in the Karmeli Alphabet:

• Modena: a Hebrew poem.

• Nurit: a Hebrew poem.

• Daniy: a Hebrew children song, transcribed into the Karmeli Alphabet.

• Mandalay: a poem by Rudiard Kipling, translated into Hebrew by Michael Avinor.

• Qecc: a poem by Rachel

• Chemistry (1, 2): two examples of scientific chemistry texts in Hebrew in the Karmeli Alphabet.

• An example of the differentiation between words allowed by the Karmeli Alphabet.

• Short poems by Hanania Reichmann illustrating the versatility of the Hebrew language; their transcription into the Karmeli Alphabet shows its superior capabilities in expressing that versatility.

• Examples of signs in Hebrew illustrating the conciseness and clarity of the Karmeli Alphabet.

Examples of Hebrew in the Karmeli Alphabet:

• Lorelei: a German poem written using characters from the Karmeli Alphabet

• Einstein's writings on the theory of relativity in German, using the Karmeli Alphabet

• English Sample: an English text written using characters from the Karmeli Alphabet

• Goethe: a German poem by Goethe written using characters from the Karmeli Alphabet

• Qishon: a German text written using characters from the Karmeli Alphabet

You can download a set of Karmeli fonts as a ZIP file of TrueType fonts.

This site also hosts the Karmeli Alphabet mailing list. For more information please contact karmeli-admin@karmeli.org.