BS ISO 8957:1996

Defines two coded Hebrew character sets: set 1 of 78 characters including 74 basic characters required in Hebrew texts, three ligatures used solely in the Yiddish language, and one point used only in the Judeo-Spanish language, and set 2 of 51 additional characters combined with basic characters in oldest Hebrew texts. Intended for international interchange of bibliographic citations including annotations, in the Hebrew alphabet.

1.1 This International Standard specifies two coded Hebrew character sets. Set 1: 78 characters including 74 basic characters needed in Hebrew texts, three ligatures used only in the Yiddish language, and one point used only in the Judeo-Spanish language. Set 2: 51 additional characters used in combination with basic characters in some older Hebrew texts. 1.2 These sets are intended for the international interchange of bibliographic citations, including their annotations, in the Hebrew alphabet. The sets may be used in a 7-bit or an 8-bit environment in accordance with ISO2022. 1.3 These character sets are intended to handle information in the following languages: Old and Modern Hebrew, Yiddish, Ladino/Judezmo (Judeo-Spanish); and other languages written in Hebrew script, such as Judeo-Arabic, Judeo-Persian, Karaite Turkic, Judeo-Italian, Judeo-Greek, etc.