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Galaxie Hebrew (Mnemonic) Keyboard Help


Overview
Hebrew Keyboard
Keyboard Layout
Quickstart
Examples
Keyboard Details
Technical Information
Authorship

Overview

This Keyman keyboard is designed for Biblical Hebrew, a Semitic language of the ancient Near East and the language of the Hebrew Bible. It is a mnemonic Keyman keyboard. This means that the arrangement of the letters in the Keyman keyboard will depend on the order of the keys on your hardware layout.

This keyboard has been optimised for use with the following hardware layouts:

  • AZERTY French
  • QWERTY UK
  • QWERTY US
  • QWERTZ German

This keyboard includes an On Screen Keyboard view, which displays best on a QWERTY US layout.

This keyboard works with standard Unicode fonts.

Keyboard Layout

QWERTY US
QWERTY UK
AZERTY
QWERTZ

QWERTY US : Unshifted

`
֫ 
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
-
־
=
ְ 
Backspace

Tab
q
ק
w
ו
e
ךֵ
r
ר
t
ת
y
י
u
ע
i
ך
o
וֹ
p
פ
[
ף
]
ש
\
ֽ 

Caps Lock
a
א
s
ס
d
ד
f
ט
g
ג
h
ה
j
ח
k
כ
l
ל
;
ךָ
'
׳
Enter

Shift
\
z
ז
x
צ
c
שׂ
v
שׁ
b
ב
n
נ
m
מ
,
,
.
׃
/
ן
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

QWERTY US : Shifted

~
֤ 
!
ִ 
@
ֵ 
#
ֶ 
$
ֱ 
%
ֻ 
^
ַ 
&
ֲ 
*
ָ 
(
ֳ 
)
 ֹ
_
ֿ 
+
‹LTN›
Backspace

Tab
Q
קּ
W
וּ
E
ךְ
R
רּ
T
תּ
Y
יּ
U
עּ
I
ךּ
O
וֹּ
P
פּ
{
ףּ
}
שּ
¦
׀

Caps Lock
A
אּ
S
סּ
D
דּ
F
טּ
G
גּ
H
ץ
J
חּ
K
כּ
L
לּ
:
ךֶ
"
״
Enter

Shift
Z
זּ
X
צּ
C
שּׂ
V
שּׁ
B
בּ
N
נּ
M
מּ
<
ם
>
.
?
ּ 
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

QWERTY UK : Unshifted

`
֫ 
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
-
־
=
ְ 
Backspace

Tab
q
ק
w
ו
e
ךֵ
r
ר
t
ת
y
י
u
ע
i
ך
o
וֹ
p
פ
[
ף
]
ש
Enter

Caps Lock
a
א
s
ס
d
ד
f
ט
g
ג
h
ה
j
ח
k
כ
l
ל
;
ךָ
'
׳
#
ֶ 

Shift
\
ֽ 
z
ז
x
צ
c
שׂ
v
שׁ
b
ב
n
נ
m
מ
,
,
.
׃
/
ן
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

QWERTY UK : Shifted

¬
¬
!
ִ 
"
״
£
ףּ
$
ֱ 
%
ֻ 
^
ַ 
&
ֲ 
*
ָ 
(
ֳ 
)
ֹ 
_
ֿ 
+
‹LTN›
Backspace

Tab
Q
קּ
W
וּ
E
ךְ
R
רּ
T
תּ
Y
יּ
U
עּ
I
ךּ
O
וֹּ
P
פּ
{
ףּ
}
שּ
Enter

Caps Lock
A
אּ
S
סּ
D
דּ
F
טּ
G
גּ
H
ץ
J
חּ
K
כּ
L
לּ
:
ךֶ
@
ֵ 
~
֤ 

Shift
¦
׀
Z
זּ
X
צּ
C
שּׂ
V
שּׁ
B
בּ
N
נּ
M
מּ
<
ם
>
.
?
ּ 
Shift

Ctrl
 
Alt
Alt
 
Ctrl

AZERTY : Unshifted

²
֫ 
&
ֲ 
é
ֵ 
"
״
'
׳
(
ֳ 
-
־
è
ֶ 
_
ֿ 
ç
ש
à
֤ 
)
ֹ 
=
ְ 
RET.ARR

TAB
a
א
z
ז
e
ךֵ
r
ר
t
ת
y
י
u
ע
i
ך
o
וֹ
p
פ
^
ַ 
$
ֱ 
ENTREE

VERR.MAJ
q
ק
s
ס
d
ד
f
ט
g
ג
h
ה
j
ח
k
כ
l
ל
m
מ
ù
ף
*
ָ 

MAJ
<
ם
w
ו
x
צ
c
שׂ
v
שׁ
b
ב
n
נ
,
,
;
ךָ
:
ךֶ
!
ִ 
MAJ

CTRL
 
ALT
ALT
DROITE
 
CTRL
DROITE

AZERTY : Shifted

1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
°
ֽ 
+
‹LTN›
RET.ARR

TAB
A
אּ
Z
זּ
E
ךְ
R
רּ
T
תּ
Y
יּ
U
עּ
I
ךּ
O
וֹּ
P
פּ
¨
ֵ 
£
ףּ
ENTREE

VERR.MAJ
Q
קּ
S
סּ
D
דּ
F
טּ
G
גּ
H
ץ
J
חּ
K
כּ
L
לּ
M
מּ
%
ֻ 
µ
שּ

MAJ
>
.
W
וּ
X
צּ
C
שּׂ
V
שּׁ
B
בּ
N
נּ
?
ּ 
.
׃
/
ן
§
׀
MAJ

CTRL
 
ALT
ALT
DROITE
 
CTRL
DROITE

QWERTZ : Unshifted

^
ַ 
1
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
8
9
9
0
0
ß
ש
´
֤ 
Rück

Tab
q
ק
w
ו
e
ךֵ
r
ר
t
ת
z
ז
u
ע
i
ך
o
וֹ
p
פ
ü
ף
+
‹LTN›
Eingabe

Feststell
a
א
s
ס
d
ד
f
ט
g
ג
h
ה
j
ח
k
כ
l
ל
ö
ש
ä
ֵ 
#
ֶ 

Umschalt
<
ם
y
י
x
צ
c
שׂ
v
שׁ
b
ב
n
נ
m
מ
,
,
.
׃
-
־
Umschalt

Strg
 
Alt
Alt GR
 
Strg-Recht

QWERTZ : Shifted

°
ֽ 
!
ִ 
"
״
§
׀
$
ֱ 
%
ֻ 
&
ֲ 
/
ן
(
ֳ 
)
ֹ 
=
ְ 
?
ּ 
`
֫ 
Rück

Tab
Q
קּ
W
וּ
E
ךְ
R
רּ
T
תּ
Z
זּ
U
עּ
I
ךּ
O
וֹּ
P
פּ
Ü
ףּ
*
ָ 
Eingabe

Feststell
A
אּ
S
סּ
D
דּ
F
טּ
G
גּ
H
ץ
J
חּ
K
כּ
L
לּ
Ö
שּ
Ä
ְ 
'
׳

Umschalt
>
.
Y
יּ
X
צּ
C
שּׂ
V
שּׁ
B
בּ
N
נּ
M
מּ
;
ךָ
:
ךֶ
_
ֿ 
Umschalt

Strg
 
Alt
Alt Gr
 
Strg-Recht

Quickstart

This Keyman keyboard works intuitively with a Latin-letter hardware layout. You can usually find Hebrew letters on this keyboard by typing the equivalent Latin letter. For example, type D*g to get דָּג.

Vowels and diacritical marks are typed after the letter. They can be typed in any order. For example, דָּ can be typed d?* or d*?. As you can see, a dagesh ( ּ ) can be typed two ways — with ? or by using the Shift key.

To get the standard keystroke for a key instead of Hebrew output, type + before the character (e.g. to get [ instead of ף type +[).

Keyboard Details

Letters

The Galaxie Hebrew Mnemonic keyboard uses an intuitive system where most of the Hebrew letters are matched to equivalent Latin letters.

Example: typing q produces ק.

Example: typing o produces וֹ.

Some Hebrew letters have no English match. These have been assigned the remaining keys.

Example: typing x produces צ.

Example: typing c produces שׂ.

When followed by a Space, Tab, or Enter, letters automatically take their word-final form.

Example: typing kSpace produces ך .

Example: typing mEnter produces ם.

To prevent a letter from taking a final form, use Ctrl+Space.

Example: typing xSpace produces ץ , but typing xCtrl+Space produces צ .

Example: typing pSpace produces ף , but typing pCtrl+Space produces פ .

Final forms also each have a dedicated key.

Example: typing H produces ץ.

Example: typing / produces ן.

Dagesh can be typed using ? or with Shift+ the letter.

Example: typing Shift+b produces בּ.

Example: typing r? produces רּ.

To get the standard Latin keystroke for any key instead of Hebrew output, type + first.

Example: typing +{ produces {.

Example: typing ++ produces +.

Vowels + Diacritics

The Galaxie Hebrew keyboard includes the following vowels and diacritics.

Name Character Keys
Sh'wa ְ = or Ä
Hiriq ִ !
Tsere ֵ @䨠or é
Segol ֶ # or è
Hatef Segol ֱ $
Qubuts ֻ %
Patakh ַ ^
Hatef Patakh ֲ &
Qamats ָ *
Hatef Qamats ֳ (
Holam
ֹ
)
Raphe ֿ _
Dagesh or Mapiq ּ ?
Ole ֫ ` or ²
Mahpach ֤ ´~ or é
Meteg ֽ \ or °

Vowels and diacritical marks are typed after the letter. They can be typed in any order.

Example: typing d?* or d*? produces דָּ.

On European hardware layouts where `,´,^,~, and/or ¨ already function as deadkeys, you'll need to type a Space after just those keys in order to get the proper vowel or diacritic.

Example: typing b´Space on a German QWERTZ keyboard produces ב֤.

Punctuation

The Galaxie Hebrew keyboard includes the following Hebrew punctuation.

Character Character Keys
Comma , ,
Sof Pasuq ׃ .
Full Stop . >
Geresh ׳ '
Gershayim ״ "
Maqaf ־ -
Paseq ׀ ¦ or §

Technical Information

System Requirements

It is recommended that you use one of the following hardware layouts with this Keyman keyboard:

  • AZERTY French
  • QWERTY UK
  • QWERTY US
  • QWERTZ German

Unicode Version

This keyboard complies with Unicode 6.0

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