The Hebrew alphabet became the founder for many other languages ​​(most of which are European).
Hebrew alphabet and Russian language
The Hebrew alphabet is the founder of modern Russian. And he, in turn, comes from the Slavic alphabet - Cyrillic alphabet, processed from Greek. The Hebrew alphabet with transcription has survived to this day almost unchanged. Despite the fact that in the Middle Ages different regions practiced their stylization, changed letters, these changes were insignificant. Such modifications only adorned the Hebrew alphabet. With the translation into Russian, you can notice several similar letters even now.
Number of letters in the alphabet: vowels and consonants
How many letters in the Hebrew alphabet is a simple question. The Hebrew alphabet includes 22 letters. There is no difference between uppercase and lowercase letters. But there are also features. The alphabet consists only of consonants. Consonants are used to write vowels.
Hebrew alphabet features
The Hebrew alphabet uses a system of diacritical vowels (dots) to write vowels. Such points are placed above or below the letter. In addition to a special system for writing vowels, 4 consonants are used. This is alef, gay, vav and iodine. In Yiddish, these letters completely lost the role of consonants and became vowels.
Hebrew alphabet: 3 letter groups
All letters of the Hebrew alphabet are divided into 3 groups: three "mothers", 7 "double" and 12 "simple".
The 3 letters of the first group indicate the Sefirot of Hochma, Bina, and Daat.
“Double” letters are letters that are pronounced in two ways.
"Simple" 12 letters indicate a branch, called "12 borders of diagonals." They denote 4 cardinal points, top and bottom. 12 borders of diagonals reflect the connection between them.
Hebrew alphabet: meaning letters
The Hebrew alphabet is unique. It has a hidden meaning, laid down in the order of letters, pronunciation and rules of use. The Hebrew alphabet with translation into Russian takes on a deeper meaning and involves a detailed interpretation and study. There is also hidden information in the names, forms of letters, how they are written (if we talk about the option of writing in Torah scrolls, tefillin or mezutot).
Hebrew numbers
The Hebrew alphabet, the meaning of letters and numbers (gematria) is a collection of knowledge accumulated over the centuries. The presence of information for each letter is an additional story, transmitted from past centuries and extant to the present day. Each number is associated with the semantic meaning of the letter, but can carry a separate story.
The origin of the Hebrew alphabet
The ancestor of the Hebrew alphabet was Old Semitic or Phoenician. The Hebrew alphabet was borrowed from the Aramaic, gradually adding something of its own. There is an opinion that the Hebrew alphabet is older than the Aramaic, but such a probability is small, since the Jews lived in the neighborhood of two alphabets. But it makes it possible to use Aramaic letters in Hebrew writing or vice versa. Scribes could confuse letters when writing due to their similarity.
The Hebrew alphabet with translation and its own characteristics begins its existence on its own only later. The evidence is numerous finds, inscriptions on the cave, column, coins. The Hebrew alphabet in Russian can be read below, with a decoding of the designation of each letter.
Alphabet, meanings of letters
1. "Aleph" (the numerical value of the letter is 1). This number means the unity of all that exists. If the world is a multitude of everything interacting with each other, then 1 is the unity of everything.
2. “Base” (bet) (2). If Aleph is a unity, then Beys (bet) is a multitude and variety, that is, on the duality of nature and the possibility of connection.
If there is a world and a person, then the purpose of a person is creation, realization of the potential inherent in a person. And in this there is an opportunity or freedom to choose, choose between good and evil.
3. Gimel (3). Gimel is the top of the proposed triangle, which is also formed by the first two letters of the Alephbet alphabet. If aleph is unity, bet is multiplicity, then gimel is a connection between them, a connection.
4. “Dalet” (4). The letter Dalet symbolizes a poor person, Dalet is an open door that opens to the needy who have come for help. But Dalet is not turned to Gimel (the previous letter), which means that helping people in need should come from a person, but those who receive this help should not know from whom they are receiving it. The value of the letter 4 indicates 4 cardinal points. The letter itself consists of two lines, which means spreading in length and width.
5. “Gay” (gay) (5). The Hebrew alphabet in its letter symbolism has a special meaning. In particular, the letter gay is the basis of speech. All pronounced sounds are exhaled, which is the basis of this letter. The letter symbolizes the diversity of the world. The numerical value corresponds to the 5 books of the Torah.
6. “Vov” (Vav) (6). The number 6 symbolizes the perfection of the world. Each point can be identified by 6 coordinates: north, south, west, east, top, bottom. The value of this figure is also confirmed by 6 days. In 6 days, the world was created. In grammar, the letter vav is a connecting union that connects words and parts of a sentence.
7. “Zain” (7). This number symbolizes spirituality in the material world. 6 directions by which you can define any point are connected in the center by the seventh point. 6 days of the creation of the world end on the 7th day, Saturday. In the world, everything has its purpose, and everything has its own spark, which is the source of being. The symbol of the spark is the letter Zain.
8. “Hat” (8). The letter hat is associated with the concept of charisma, uniqueness in the eyes of other people. This quality is endowed with a person who has achieved harmony, which is reflected in previous Hebrew letters. The alphabet also has a negative meaning. For example, the letter hat can be read as "sin." The meaning is that sins make it impossible to see and understand the universe itself, leaving only material wealth.
9. “Tes” (tet) (9). The letter is a symbol of eternity and truth, symbolizes the meaning of good. This letter also symbolizes 9 months of pregnancy.
10. “Iodine” (10). The small size of the letter symbolizes modesty. The creation of the world was according to 10 sayings of God. The letter also recalls the 10 commandments.
11. “Kaf” (half) (20). The letter means palm and corresponds to practical activities. This letter is the first in the word power, the crown. It literally shows the potential of a person.
12. “Lamed” (30). The letter symbolizes the heart, denotes doctrine. The literal meaning is "teach."
13. The Meme (40). This letter begins the word water and denotes fountains. The number 40 symbolizes 40 days, Moshe Rabeinu spent just such a number of days on Mount Sinai, receiving the Written Torah, a worldwide flood lasted 40 days , the Jews wandered for 40 years, Moshe shared 40 generations until the end of the Talmud.
14. “Nun” (50). The letter symbolizes a faithful and faithful person. Faith as the key to excellence. The suppression of faith leads to the 50 gates of spiritual impurity. Translated from Aramaic means "fish".
15. “Sameh” (60). Symbolizes a miracle. After 50 steps of impurity, the Almighty led people out of slavery with the help of a miracle.
16. The Ain (70). The letter itself means the eye, but indicates the deep meaning of the Torah. The literal meaning of the letter is Divine providence, the all-seeing God. Kabbalah says that the eyes have 5 powers: the right eye - 5 forces of kindness, the left eye - 5 forces of severity. There are 70 languages, 70 nations of the world, the Babylonian exile was 70 years old, the life expectancy of King David was 70 years.
17. “Pe” (fe) (80). The letter symbolizes the power of speech, and translated from Hebrew means "mouth." And points to the principle of Jewish jurisprudence. Oral testimony in court is possible if the person was a witness in person. And before testifying in court, a person must think twice.
18. “Zadi” (90). The letter symbolizes a righteous person. In the usual form, the letter is bent, which implies the modesty of such a person, in the final form the letter is straightened, which promises a reward to the righteous person.
19. “Coffee” (100). The letter is translated from Hebrew as "monkey" and symbolizes duality. On the one hand, it means holiness, on the other hand, spiritual impurity (imitation of a monkey to a man).
20. Resh (200). Translated from Aramaic, the letter is translated as “head”. Symbolizes the sinner, pride, the desire for his superiority.
21. “Shin” (syn) (300). The letter symbolizes the three forefathers. Three forefathers symbolize three types of service: mercy, severity, harmony.
22. “Tav” (400). The letter symbolizes the truth, the universality of truth.
Hebrew number meaning
The numerical values ​​of letters reflect the essence of things, their relationship with each other. Despite the same numerical values, things can be completely different. For example, any few words that have the same number can be completely different. The same numbers mean only that the creation of these things was put the same number of divine powers.