See אלפא in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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"english": "Rabbi Ishmael says, Greek was written on them — alpha, beta, gamma.",
"ref": "a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Shekalim, section 3.2:",
"roman": "Rabbi Yishma'el omer, y'vanit katuv ba-hen — alfa, beta, gamla.",
"text": "רַבִּי יִשְׁמָעֵאל אוֹמֵר, יְוָנִית כָּתוּב בָּהֶן — אַלְפָ״א בֵּיתָ״א גַמְלָ״א",
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"roman": "T'qo'ah alfa la-shémen. Ábba Sha'ul omer, shniyyah lah Régev b-'éver ha-Yarden.",
"text": "תְּקוֹעָה אַלְפָא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן.",
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"ref": "a. 217 C.E., Mishnah. Menachot, section 8.3:",
"roman": "T'qo'ah alfa la-shémen. Ábba Sha'ul omer, shniyyah lah Régev b-'éver ha-Yarden.",
"text": "תְּקוֹעָה אַלְפָא לַשֶּׁמֶן. אַבָּא שָׁאוּל אוֹמֵר, שְׁנִיָּה לָהּ רֶגֶב בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן.",
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