The modern Hebrew alphabet is the result of millenniums of evolution and cultural influence. The process of determining the original Hebrew alphabet is similar to the field of archeology which digs down to hidden depths to determine the origins, culture or way of life of ancient civilizations. As artifacts are found, they are compared to artifacts of other cultures and other time periods to determine the distinctive characteristics of the culture and civilization. When studying ancient scripts, one digs down into the depths of time and compares the artifacts of pictographic and non-pictographic scripts to determine dates, meaning and sound. The reconstruction of the original Hebrew script is accomplished using the following methods.

1. Comparison of Semitic scripts: Each letter of the various Semitic alphabets are carefully compared and arranged according to time and sub group. This historical chart can then be used to follow the progression of script evolution from one culture to the next throughout their written history.

2. Comparison of Egyptian Hieroglyphs: While the Semitic peoples transformed the original Hebrew pictographs into a simpler script resembling the original pictograph, the Egyptian hieroglyphs retained the original pictographs, assisting in finding the original Hebrew pictographs. For example, we find the oldest recorded Semitic pictograph for the gimel as "". The Egyptian Hieroglyph "" reveals the original pictograph.

3. Names of the pictographs: Each Hebrew pictograph has a name directly related to the picture. For example, the name of the pictograph "" is gam which means to "gather together" revealing the identity of the picture as that of a foot. Just as scripts evolve, so do their names. Occasionally, modern Hebrew names will no longer reflect the actual picture, but, other languages do. For example, the name gimel, meaning camel, is now assigned to the letter "ג", the modern form of the letter , with no apparent connection. The Arabic language has retained the original name of "gam" as has the Greek, "gamma".

4. Progression of letter evolution: By following the progression of each letter's evolutionary process we see some common changes in the letters. For example, most of the pictographs were oriented in a horizontal position, but around 1000 BCE many shifted to a vertical position. This can help to fill in missing evolutionary changes. For instance the letter had evolved into ג through the following progression, "".

5. Ancient Hebrew culture: The ancient Hebrew language is very closely related to their lifestyle. Many times the Hebrew culture will reveal the meaning of the picture. For example, the pictograph "" is the letter beyt, meaning house. The connection between the pictograph and name is lost until one discovers that the pictograph is a perfect representation of the floorplan of the Hebrew nomad's tent.

By applying the above methods, the original Hebrew alphabet can be reconstructed with a fair amount of accuracy. Over time the fields of archeology and anthropology may contribute additional information about the ancient Hebrew Language, alphabet and culture to bring us even closer to the original.