A standard Hebrew keyboard showing both Hebrew and Roman (QWERTY) letters.

A Hebrew keyboard comes in two different keyboard layouts. Most Hebrew keyboards contain both Hebrew and English, as English (Latin) letters is necessary for URLs and Email addresses. Also, some contain Arabic or Russian (Cyrillic) as well. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (2808 × 1709 pixel, file size: 260 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 487 pixelsFull resolution (2808 × 1709 pixel, file size: 260 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The word Hebrew most likely means to cross over, referring to the Semitic people crossing over the Euphrates River. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. ... The QWERTY keyboard layout used by Windows in the US A standard Hebrew keyboard showing both Hebrew and QWERTY layouts. ... Computers and other typing devices offer many different keyboard layouts for inputting data in different languages. ... A Uniform Resource Locator, URL (spelled out as an acronym, not pronounced as earl), or Web address, is a standardized address name layout for resources (such as documents or images) on the Internet (or elsewhere). ... An e-mail address identifies a location to which e-mail can be delivered. ... Arabic can mean: From or related to Arabia From or related to the Arabs The Arabic language; see also Arabic grammar The Arabic alphabet, used for expressing the languages of Arabic, Persian, Malay ( Jawi), Kurdish, Panjabi, Pashto, Sindhi and Urdu, among others. ... The Cyrillic alphabet (or azbuka, from the old name of the first two letters) is an alphabet used for several East and South Slavic languages; (Belarusian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Russian, Rusyn, Serbian, and Ukrainian) and many other languages of the former Soviet Union, Asia and Eastern Europe. ...

Layouts

Standard Hebrew keyboard

The standard Hebrew keyboard is an 101 key layout. On a Windows computer, switching between keyboard layouts is done with Alt-Shift. With a Hebrew keyboard layout, holding on one of the Shift keys (or turing on the Caps lock) and pressing the standard QWERTY letters produces the uppercase Latin (English) alphabet without having to switch layouts. However, this only works for uppercase English (Latin) letters. The picture displayed to the right is of this layout. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 267 pixels Full resolution (900 × 300 pixel, file size: 28 KB, MIME type: image/png) I, the creator of this work, hereby release it into the public domain. ... The shift key on a modern Windows keyboard The shift key is a modifier key on a keyboard, used to type capital letters and other alternate upper characters. ... The caps lock on a modern Windows keyboard. ... Majuscules or capital letters (in the Roman alphabet: A, B, C, ...) are one type of case in a writing system. ... The Latin alphabet, also called the Roman alphabet, is the most widely used alphabetic writing system in the world today. ...

In a 102 key layout of this form, there would be an additional duplicate key left of the zayin (ז) key ( ) and to the right of the "Left Shift Key". This key would be an additional backslash key ( ). As a result, 102 key keyboards are not sold as a standard configuration since two keys with the same function serve no purpose. Zayin or Zain is the seventh letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... First introduced in 1960 by Bob Bemer , the backslash, , is a typographical mark (glyph) used chiefly in computing. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

Also the backslash key ( ), is also sometimes found left of the enter key, instead of on the top row to the left of the backspace key where it resides normally. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The enter key (or return key) causes a form or dialog box to operate its default function, which is typically to finish an entry and begin the obviously desired process. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

Hebrew QWERTY

Another layout exists which is a qwerty based layout that, for the most part, follows the phonology of the Roman letters. However, this layout is extremely uncommon and not a standard layout. The QWERTY keyboard layout used by Windows in the US A standard Hebrew keyboard showing both Hebrew and QWERTY layouts. ...

Niqqud

For the Hebrew letters there is a standardized Hebrew keyboard. But when it comes to niqqud, different computer systems and programs provide for adding the signs in different ways. In Hebrew orthography, Niqqud or Nikkud (Standard Hebrew נִיקּוּד, Biblical Hebrew נְקֻדּוֹת, Tiberian Hebrew vowels) is the system of diacritical vowel points (or vowel marks) in the Hebrew alphabet. ... In Hebrew orthography, Niqqud or Nikkud (Standard Hebrew נִיקּוּד, Biblical Hebrew נְקֻדּוֹת, Tiberian Hebrew vowels) is the system of diacritical vowel points (or vowel marks) in the Hebrew alphabet. ...

Nevertheless, a standard is beginning to emerge in the keystrokes that enter niqqud in Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Word and Open Office alike. In these applications, to enter niqqud the typist first presses "Caps Lock." Then, to enter any specific niqqud, one presses "shift" and simultaneously presses one of the following keys: Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... Microsoft Office Word is Microsofts flagship word processing software. ... OpenOffice. ...

Note Ⅰ: The letter "O" represents whatever Hebrew letter is used.
Note Ⅱ: The letter "ש" is used since it can only be represented by that letter..
Note Ⅲ: The dagesh, mappiq, and shuruk are different, however, they look the same and are inputted in the same manner.
Note Ⅳ: The letter "ו" is used since it can only be represented by that letter. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... In linguistics, specifically phonetics and phonology, schwa can mean: An unstressed and toneless neutral vowel sound in any language, often but not necessarily a mid-central vowel. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The dagesh (דגש) is a diacritic used in the Hebrew alphabet. ... The dagesh (דגש) is a diacritic used in the Hebrew alphabet. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...   Shin or Sin is the twenty-first letter in many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, and Aramaic. ...   Vav or waw is the sixth letter of many Semitic alphabets, including Phoenician, Hebrew, Aramaic, and Arabic in abjadi order; it is the twenty-seventh in modern Arabic order. ...

Sheqel symbol

The symbol "₪", representing the sheqel sign can be typed into Microsoft Windows on a standard Hebrew keyboard layout by pressing AltGr and 4 ( ) or by Alt +20AA on a non-Hebrew layout. ₪ The two ways of representing sheqels. ... ₪ ₪ is a currency sign that is used for the Israeli new sheqel currency which replaced the Israeli sheqel in 1985. ... Microsoft Windows is the name of several families of proprietary software operating systems by Microsoft. ... AltGr is a modifier key on PC keyboards used to type many characters, primarily ones that are unusual for the locale of the keyboard layout, such as foreign currency symbols and accented letters. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...

See also

• Keyboard layout
• Hebrew alphabet