Albam
Albam (א״ל ב״ם) is named after its first pairs: alef–lamed and bet–mem. The 22 letters are split into two rows of eleven, and each letter swaps with the one in the same position in the other row. Where Atbash folds the alphabet, Albam slides it halfway.
The pairs
| Letter | Becomes |
|---|---|
| א ↔ ל | Alef ↔ Lamed |
| ב ↔ מ | Bet ↔ Mem |
| ג ↔ נ | Gimel ↔ Nun |
| ד ↔ ס | Dalet ↔ Samekh |
| ה ↔ ע | He ↔ Ayin |
| ו ↔ פ | Vav ↔ Pe |
| ז ↔ צ | Zayin ↔ Tsadi |
| ח ↔ ק | Chet ↔ Qof |
| ט ↔ ר | Tet ↔ Resh |
| י ↔ ש | Yod ↔ Shin |
| כ ↔ ת | Kaf ↔ Tav |
Worked examples
שלום → יאפב
value 93
אמת → לבך
value 52
Albam is one of several letter-exchange schemes found in later literature. Unlike Atbash, we could not find a classical verse explained by Albam that we could verify, so we give none here.