The key to understanding the meaning of the letter Lamed is to realize that both the pictograph and the Biblical Hebrew versions of Lamed depicted an UPSIDE DOWN staff indicating its function of extending one’s reach. This letter usually refers to physical distance but occasionally travel time factors into the way it is used. About …
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The letter Kaf originated as a pictograph depicting the palm of an open hand and its meaning is found in the hints hidden in the acrostic Psalm 119 in the section under this letter, which allude to filling a container. This idea of the hand being a container provides two frequently found meanings: a 'vessel' and the …
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The letter Yod was originally depicted as an arm with hand and the acrostic Psalm 119 hints in the section under Yod hint at things that are brought forth. When not being used as the conventional prefix meaning 'he' or part of the plural suffix, the letter Yod consistently means 'bring forth' or 'bring'. …
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The verses in the section under the letter Tet in the acrostic Psalm 119 hint at things hidden or covered. Those hints are in line with the traditional meaning of the letter being a basket. However, there is one more meaning to this letter which is related to the meaning 'covered' and is reflected in …
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The letter Chet is a very straight-forward letter. It evolved from a pictograph of a wall which serves to 'separate' things and is also relative to things which are 'separated' from each is other. Therefore, it can be either the noun or the verb form of the word 'separate' as well as literally mean 'wall'. …
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The letter Waw began as a pictograph depicting a tent peg meaning to 'add to' or join things together. Amazingly, it has retained that meaning to this very day as it is also a common prefix that means 'and'. About Waw Waw Original Pictograph: tent peg Psalm 119 Hints: things added Ps. 119 …
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The clues for the meaning of the letter He include: the original pictograph depicted a man with both arms raised as if to be pointing up. The verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 in the section under this letter appeared to hint at divine assistance. When god changed both Abram and Sarai's names to Abraham …
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It has been said that the Hebrew language doesn't have a lot of words but instead gets a lot of mileage out of what it does have. The letter Dalet is a great example the resourcefulness of the language. The traditional meaning, which is what the original pictograph depicted, is simply a door. But from …
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The third letter of the Hebrew alphabet is Gimel. The verses in the acrostic Psalm 119 under this letter hint at things that are moved or removed. This meaning is related to the traditional interpretation of the letter meaning a 'foot'. However, upon reviewing the most frequent Hebrew words in the scriptures that feature this …
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The second letter of the Hebrew alphabet 'Bet' began as a pictograph depicting the floor plan of the common two-room tent. By c. 1000 BC, when the Biblical Hebrew alphabet replaced the pictographs, the new letter shape still strongly resembled the original pictograph though rotated counter-clockwise. Although, the modern form of this letter doesn't portray …
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