1. Crux (The Cross) The Cross Endured 6. Crux (the Cross) The Hebrew name was Adom, which means cutting off, as in Daniel 9:26:—“After threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off.” The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet was called Tau, which was anciently made in the form of a cross. The ancient Phoenician was ; the ancient Hebrew, as found on coins, was X and †; the Aramaic, as found on Egyptian monuments, was a transition or , which passed into the present square Hebrew character ת.