Hebrew Alphabet
The Hebrew alphabet, employed by God when the Ten Commandments were written on tablets delivered to Moses, was used by Moses to write the books of the Jewish Law or Torah i.e. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. It has become known today as the Proto-Sinaitic script of 22 letters which evolved into Phoenician, Aramaic, Greek, Roman (i.e. Latin), and modern English.
See the letters with their numeric value, shape, sound, and early meanings (in Latin / Italian) below.
- aleph
1 "Unus" in Latin, "Echad" in Hebrew, Ox, One Dimension, in Hebrew a silent letter, the Judge of all, Elohim God, a plural word "joined together" (one), and Amen with the emphasis in pronunciation on the "men" syllable.
Click here for some thoughts on the shape of Aleph, a stroke running between two Yods (infinite dots)
- bet
2 "Duo" in Latin, "Shen" (tooth) in Hebrew, Divide, Two Dimensions
Hebrew words Bara Create, Build (Banah), Son (Ben and Bar), Bless (Barak), Kneel (Berek), Covenant (Briyth)
- gimel
3 "Tre" in Italian, "Shalosh" (captain) in Hebrew, a Unit of Trade, Three Dimensions
Reward, Weaned, Nourished, Weapon, Sling, Throwing stick, Roman letter C Camel, with Hebrew Gamal
- dalet
4 "Quattro" in Italian, "Arba" (wait) in Hebrew. From Dalit Doors and Gates based on Dal- Poor.
Cadre, Cut, Weak, Tested, Four-Dimensional in Space and Time. "Four" in English is probably derived from "Fewer" than Five, the "perfect" number
- he
5 "Quin" in Latin, "Gyn" in Greek (Gynaecology, Generate, Know), "Chamesh" (Armed, Heat), "Chava" (Eve) in Hebrew, Eva (Latin), V (Perfect fifth), Viva (full-hand), Ever (English) Wif-man→WomanRev 12:1-12 Hebrew Haya, Chava "Life" via Ruach Breath of God, Ayu (Sanskrit), Eon (Greek)
- vav
6 Greek ("Hex") and Latin ("Sex") are their equivalent words for "Six", in Hebrew "Shesh".
The letter F, in Hebrew Vav a Hook or Peg-Connector, becoming the letters U, V, W, Y in later alphabets
"Six", Man's number i.e. mortal its numeric meaning H8337 is also translated H8336 as silk, fine linen, soft clothing as is found in king's houses e.g. material used when clothing Joseph.
"Sirikos" with a rolled r, was "soft silk" from trading caravans coming overland from Serica (Kashgar in north-west China).
- zayin
7 in Latin "Septem", in Hebrew Sha-vahh. The letter Z (Zee) in Greek and the letter G (Jee) in Latin
- Zayin is pictured like a Sword an armed struggle
- Its numeric meaning signifies the word Sworn (i.e. Saba) by myself I have sworn or sevened
- Zakar a major Hebrew verb means to Remember, properly, to Mark (so as to be recognized) using the noun Zakar meaning a Male or, literally, Penis
- cheth/cheit
8 "Octo" in Latin, "Shmone" (oil, ointment) in Hebrew
In sounds Laughter Ha, the letter H, Wick twisted flax, in Hebrew Chara Anger → Chet Wall (sin separation) Isaac, Christ i.e. 888 Jesus's number
also noting the "Ch" is pronounced as in German or Scottish, a throat clearing noise, not as the "ch" in "chair"
- teth/teit
9 "Nove" (New, Now) in Latin and Italian, "Tesha" (salvation) in Hebrew the very last words in its dictionary by using tav its 22nd or very last character.
As the 9th letter it became the Greek theta θ and Gothic thorn þ characters, spelling "Theos" and later English "theology". In Hebrew when using the 9th letter "t", we see Tov "Good" see Mark 10:18 and Luke 18:19, only God is good (i.e. a Nine).
- yod
10 "Decem" (X or deck, the next level) in Latin, "Ashar" (accumulation, riches) in Hebrew
Yad meaning Hand (associated with strength, authority and power) also the letter i, the tiniest letter (jot or iota)
- But that Hebrew numeral for 10, this character "i", Yod, or Jot is the tiniest letter (and features the infinite dot).
- Without Jehovah (in Hebrew spelled iHVH), that "i" is like the bottomless pit, endless, with nothing inside.
- Note too the Hebrew phrase "yada yada yada" it means the person won't stop talking but their words mean nothing.
- kaf
20 Likeness or As, in Hebrew Kaf meaning Cup or Kawfar meaning Covering (atonement). If a final letter (500), displayed as
- lamed
30 shaped like a shepherd's prod, in Hebrew Lamad meaning Learn i.e. a disciple or follower
- mem
40 Water, Measure, Money, Mammon, in Hebrew Mayim meaning Waters. If a final letter (600), displayed as
- nun
50 Snake, fish- in Hebrew Nun Joshua's parent (Propagate, swarm, continue). Displayed as an "Upright" character ן if the final character of a word (700). See Jeshurun, God's "upright" name for Israel.
- Other words starting with Nun are Nephesh (souls, creatures), Nahash (snake), Neshama (breath).
- In ancient Phoenician and Aramaic, Nun was the word for fish, eels, even snakes. In modern Arabic, Nun means a large fish or whale.
- samekh
60 Circle, stake, support, becoming the letter X in later alphabets. In Hebrew Samak meaning Lay Hands on for anointing, Surround, Sustain
- ע ayin
70 Eye, the letter O. In Hebrew Ayin meaning Eye or Fountain or Well (as the Eye of the landscape). Like the letter Aleph, it is a silent letter, the Ayin "sees" but does not speak
- pei
80 from Pe or Fe meaning Mouth. If a final letter (800), displayed as
- tzadi
90 from Tsadiq meaning "Righteous", also "Zadok" i.e. the priest. If a final letter (900), displayed as 
Letter was not used in later Greek or Roman alphabets. In modern Hebrew, their word for "conscience" and "compass" is "mits-poon" from Tsawfone meaning "North", one's (hidden) place on the left, one's hidden treasure
- qof
100 Eye of a sewing needle. In Greek it became "K" (i.e. cup). In Hebrew it meant Bent over or Covered (qabbala), sepulchre (qeber), collected together (qabats), ape (qoph), before the east (qedem), consecrated (qodesh) and sodomite, prostitute (qadesh), vomit (qow). In Latin (and modern Italian) used to ask questions such as "Quod"-what, "Quo"-where, "Qui"-who, "Quando"-when.
- rosh or resh
200 from Rosh meaning "Head". See B'Roshiyth (In the Beginning) the first word in Genesis 1:1
- shin
300 from Shen meaning Teeth (consuming). Also Shemesh meaning Sun.
Now according to Judges 12:6, the tribe of Ephraim could not differentiate between the letters Shin and Samekh. When the Gileadites were at war with the Ephraimites, they would ask suspected Ephraimites to say the word shibolet (an ear of grain). An Ephraimite would say sibolet and thus be exposed. From this episode we get the English word shibboleth - a watchword.
- tav
400 Finality, all-encompassing truth. In Hebrew Tav meant Mark (seal).
Signs, Marks, Tokens, Hebrew letters of the alphabet , their numeric value, and their meaning.
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