U+0712 "ܒ" Syriac Letter Beth Unicode Character

U+0712 "ܒ" Syriac Letter Beth is the second letter of the Syriac alphabet, representing the consonant sound /b/ and also serving as a numeral with a value of 2 in the Syriac numerical system. This glyph is historically derived from the Phoenician letter Beth and corresponds to the Hebrew Bet and the Arabic Ba, functioning as a fundamental component in the writing of classical and modern Syriac languages, including liturgical texts used by various Eastern Christian churches. Its shape varies slightly depending on the script style, such as Estrangela, Serto, or Eastern Syriac, but consistently retains its distinctive rounded form with a horizontal baseline and a descender.