1 albam | Definition of albam

albam

noun
al·​bam | \ äl-ˈbäm, ˈal-ËŒbam\
plural -s

Definition of albam

: a cipher used in Jewish mystical and allegorical writing in which each letter of the first half of the Hebrew alphabet is replaced by or replaces the letter occupying the corresponding position in the second half of the alphabet — compare athbash

First Known Use of albam

1837, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for albam

Hebrew

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