Chapter 1: The Hebrew Letters as Numbers and Word Pictures

This book is a companion to The Genesis Book of Psalms, because the psalm number helps to convey the meaning of the number itself. Note : The Hebrew language uses their letters as numbers, and the letters are also words and concepts that can be used either literally or symbolically. 1: Aleph (an ox or bull = strength, primacy, leader) 2: Beth (a tent, house, in, into = household, family) 3: Gimel (a camel = to be lifted up, pride) 4: Daleth (a door = opening, entry, pathway) 5: Hey (a window = behold, the, to reveal, inspiration, what comes from) 6: Vav (a nail, hook, and = to fasten, join together, secure, add) 7: Zayin (a weapon = cut, cut off) 8: Chet (fence, enclosure = inner room; heart; private; separate) 9: Teth (snake, serpent = surround) 10: Yod (hand that is closed, deed, work, to make) 20: Kaf (palm, open hand = cover or give, open, allow) 30: Lamed (goad, staff = authority, control) 40: Mem (water, what flows down = immensity, or chaos) 50: Noon (fish darting or swarming = life, activity) 60: Samech (prop, support, twist or turn slowly) 70: Ayin (an eye = to know, see, look, manifest, make visible) 80: Pey (mouth = to speak, a word, open) 90: Tsadik (a fish hook = desire, need, catch, that which has control) 100: Koof (back of the head = behind, last, least, what follows) 200: Resh (head, leader, person, skull) 300: Sheen (teeth = to consume, devour, destroy) 400: Tav (sign, signature, mark, a cross = to seal, to covenant)