athbash
noun
ath·bash
ätˈbäsh,
äth-
variants
or less commonly atbash
ät-,
ˈ⸗ˌ⸗
plural -es
: a cipher used in Jewish mystical and allegorical writing in which each letter of a word is replaced by that letter which stands as many places from the end of the Hebrew alphabet as the letter replaced stands from the beginning compare albam
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“Athbash.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/athbash. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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