Atbash (Hebrew: אתבש; also transliterated Atbaš) is a mono-alphabetic substitution cipher originally used to encode the Hebrew alphabet. It can be modified for use with any known alphabet.
Plain א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת
Cipher ת ש ר ק צ פ ע ס נ מ ל כ י ט ח ז ו ה ד ג ב א
Several Biblical verses are described by commentators as being examples of Atbash:
Plain א ב ג ד ה ו ז ח ט י כ ל מ נ ס ע פ צ ק ר ש ת
Cipher ת ש ר ק צ פ ע ס נ מ ל כ י ט ח ז ו ה ד ג ב א
Several Biblical verses are described by commentators as being examples of Atbash:
- Jeremiah 25:26 - "The king of Sheshach shall drink after them" - Sheshach meaning Babylon in Atbash (ששך=בבל)
- Jeremiah 51:1 - "Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against the inhabitants of Lev-kamai, a destroying wind." - Lev-kamai meaning Chaldeans (לבקמי=כשדים)
- Jeremiah 51:41 - "How has Sheshach been captured! and the praise of the whole earth taken! How has Babylon become a curse among the nations!" - Sheshach meaning Babylon (ששך=בבל)
