[Avodah] Paleo-Hebrew Script

Arie Folger arie.folger at gmail.com
Fri Aug 13 02:59:27 PDT 2010


RABannett wrote:
> As to the comments on letter shape (in k'tav
> m'ruba) changing with time, I've found one
> change that shocks many and is hard for
> them to believe is that, in all old manuscripts
> (Keter, Leningrad, etc.), the left leg of the hei
> reaches the horizontal gag just as does the
> left leg of the chet.

I vaguely recall this being documented in a Rashi. Can anyone refresh my memory?
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