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Part of the problem also includes that ancient Hebrew and other languages from that part of the world didn't always include vowel sounds. When you look at a Hebrew type font, you are looking at mostly consonants. Vowel sounds in ancient Hebrew were sometimes omitted as a form of code. When vowel sounds were included, they were written as diacritical marks over or under the letters. AND some consonants have variant pronunciations as well.
From Quora: Modern Hebrew does have vowels, but they are not always represented as distinct letters in the written language. In traditional Hebrew script, only the consonants are represented, while the vowels are indicated by diacritical marks called "nikkud." However, in everyday writing, these vowel markings are often omitted, and readers rely on context and familiarity with the language to supply the vowel sounds. This is similar to other Semitic languages like Arabic, where the consonantal script is used with diacritics to indicate vowels.