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Hebrew Cross

The Hebrew Cross Cipher is a substitution cipher that uses a cross-shaped grid pattern inspired by the Hebrew alphabet to encode messages. Each letter of the alphabet is assigned a unique position within the cross pattern, and letters are replaced by coordinates that describe their location in the grid.

Hebrew cross cipher

Hebrew cross tool. Source: Skaut Lisak

Encoding

To encode a message, convert each letter to its corresponding shape of cross and its position specified by dot inside shape.

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  1. Find letter in cross
  2. Draw shape of border which is around them
  3. Draw the dot to specified position (LEFT, CENTER, RIGHT)

Decoding

To decode, split the message by spaces and convert each pattern back to its corresponding letter:

  1. Separate the encoded message into glyph
  2. Search for glyph border shape in table
  3. Search where is drawed dot -> the letter is decoded letter

We will repeat the process for the whole message

Example

Input: HELLO WORLD

Encoded:  

Decoded: HELLO WORLD

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