The letter Taw is the last letter of the Hebrew alphabet. Both the pictograph and the Biblical Hebrew versions of this letter depicted crossed sticks. Its meaning is found in the acrostic Psalm 119 in the verses of the section labelled Taw which hint at things that are united or uniting. Thus the letter means …
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Both meanings of the letter Shin are derived from its pictograph which depicted two teeth. The first meaning is also found in the acrostic Psalm 119 where the verses under the letter Shin hint at things that fill. The second meaning is two or more similar things, which are 'doubles' (multiples). This meaning is derived from the …
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The letter Resh was originally a pictograph depicting a man's head. The verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 hint at problems of man. Sometimes the letter means 'man' and other times it means 'body' because most problems of man are related to the physical body. About Resh Resh Original Pictograph: man’s head Psalm 119 …
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The letter Qof was originally a pictograph depicting the sun on the horizon which suggests either dawn or nightfall and is symbolic of a change of time. The verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 under the letter Qof also hint at the concept of time. Therefore, the most frequent meaning of Qof is 'enduring'. Derived from the idea of …
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The equivalent of Tsadi in the old Proto Sinaitic Script, from which Hebrew writing evolved, was a pictograph depicting a plant. However, perhaps because the Hebrew alphabet already had the letter Nun which depicted a sprout, the Hebrew pictograph for Tsadi is traditionally interpreted as a trail. The verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 under the letter …
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Prior to the letter forms known as Biblical Hebrew, or Paleo Hebrew, the ancient Hebrews wrote using a modified version of the Canaanite Script which were pictographs. Canaanite Script is the name given to Proto Sinaitic Script when it is found in the land of Canaan. Thus Hebrew Pictographs evolved from Proto Sinaitic Script. This …
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The letter Ayin began as a pictograph depicting an eye and the verses in Psalm 119 under this letter's section hint at visual perception. Therefore, the meaning of the letter seemed very obvious. But upon considering all the most frequent words in the Old Testament that feature this letter, it became obvious that the letter …
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The biblical meaning of the letter Samech (or Samekh) is relative to what its pictograph depicted, which was a thorn. The two derived meanings are found in the verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 under this letter which hint at 'pieces' and 'divisions'. About Samech (or Samekh) Samech Original Pictograph: thorn Psalm 119 …
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While the meaning of the letter Nun never changed over time, how it was used shifted noticeably. It originated as a pictograph depicting a sprout. The hints in its section in the acrostic Psalm 119 speak of the idea of a continuance. In the book of Genesis, the letter is most often used to convey …
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Perhaps the most interesting and mysterious letter in the Hebrew alphabet, the meaning of the letter Mem is directly related to what is taught in Genesis 1. The clues to its meaning include: it originated as a pictograph depicting water. the hints in the acrostic Psalm 119 point to the product of words. it is …
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