Alef Beit

Modern
alef
bet
Some Meanings
Ox head
Ox, power, strength

leader, first
lamed
Tent
House, tent
mem
dalet
vav
Camel
Tent door
Camel,
carry, lift up
Door, pathway,
enter
Arms
extended
Behold, to reveal
Nail, peg
Nail, peg,
to secure
tet
yod
Cut off
samech
ayin
Some Meanings
Shepherd
staff
Control, speak,
authority
Water, chaos
Water, mighty,
blood
pay
Seed
sprout
Continue, activity,
life
Hand on
staff
Prop, turn, twist

slowly
Eye
Eye, see,
perceive, reveal
Mouth
Mouth, to speak,
a word
Fish hook
Fish hook, catch,

desire, need
Back of
the head
Back of the head,

behind, last, least
Head of
a man
A man, the highest,

a person, a head
tsadee
q
Fence, divided,
to reveal
kof
Snake,
basket
Snake, Surround
resh
Arm
and hand
Hand, make, my
shin
Palm
of hand
Teeth
Teeth, consume,
destroy
Palm, open
t
tav
Ancient Hebrew
Reveals Information
In Scripture
Jesus in the Hebrew Alef Bet
Fence
k
kaf
nun
zayin(zion) Weapon
chet
Ancient
Symbol
hay
l
m
g
gimmel
Modern
Ancient
Symbol
Crossed
Covenant, cross,
sticks
to seal, sign
Hebrew is truly a Holy language, providing much

more information in Hebrew Scripture than
common English Scripture translations provide.
To better understand what is being said in the
Hebrew Scriptures, it is helpful to understand the
way ancient Hebrew was written and the ancient
Hebrew characters such as those used by King
David, those used in parts of the Dead Sea
Scrolls, and in some Samaritan Scripture today.
Modern Hebrew characters are different from
ancient Hebrew. Modern Hebrew is easier to write
and came about during the Babylonian exile when
Jews started to use the squared-off form of letters
similar to those prevalent throughout the
Babylonian empire.
However, in ancient Hebrew, as in Chinese and
ancient Egyptian, the characters are pictures that
indicate the characters meaning. Words are
formed by combining the pictures and their
meanings, so knowing the associated ancient
picture for a character can reveal some amazing
information when interpreting Hebrew Scriptures.
Here we present some ancient meanings of several
Hebrew words used in Scripture and provide a
summary chart of modern and ancient Hebrew
characters and their meanings. There is debate
among scholars as to the present form of the
Hebrew letters and their original meanings.
Notice that Hebrew is read right to left.

Jesus Sacrifice in Word Torah
The Hebrew word h r w t is translated as
Torah in the English language and refers to the
first five books written by Moses.The following
shows ancient pictures for these Hebrew
characters that clarify the meaning of Torah:
= (t tav) meaning cross
This Hebrew word for create says that to create is

the Sons strength.
Hebrew people who reveal the Son
The word for Hebrew (the people of God)
comes from the word ahvar (r b u) which
means to cross over (as in cross over the Red
Sea, the Jordon River or death to life?).This word
contains the word for Son, (r b) adding the
letter Ayin.
= (u ayin) meaning reveal
= (w vav) meaning nail

= (r resh) meaning the highest(or a man)
= (h hay) meaning to reveal
Taking these characters and their meanings
together, we see that the word for Torah means
[To] a cross [is] nail[ed] the highest, it is
revealed [in the Torah].
Literally, this means that the Hebrew people are

the ones who reveal the Son.
Son is significant to several Hebrew words

The Hebrew word bar r b means a son. The
following shows ancient pictures for these Hebrew
characters:
= (b bet) meaning house
Covenant: the cross of My Son

Adding two letters to the Hebrew word for son
(r b) makes the word for covenant (breet or
t y r b). By adding the letter Yod (y) to the end of
a word, the Hebrew equivalent of my is formed.
When we add yod ( y ) to son ( r b), we get my
son. The letter tav is then added, which means a
cross. The characters added to Son (r b) are:
= (y yod) meaning my
= (t tav) meaning cross
= ( r resh) meaning man

Literally this means that the son is the man of (or
from) the house.
Literally, this says the covenant is the cross of

My Son.
The Word is the door of the Son

The Hebrew word meaning Word r b d is
pronounced devar.This word contains the word
for Son (r b), adding the letter Dalet.
Hebrew: the language of Scripture

Adding an ayin (u) onto the word for covenant
(above) gives the word for the Hebrew language
(eevreet or t y r b u)
= (u ayin) meaning reveal
= (d dalet) means door

Adding the meaning for dalet to the meaning for
Son literally means that the Word is the door of
the Son.
This says that the purpose of the Hebrew language

is to reveal the covenant (which is the cross of
My Son).
Create is the Sons strength

The Hebrew word meaning create a r b is
pronounced bara. This word contains the word
for son (r b), adding the letter alef.
= (a alef) meaning strength.
The blood of the Passover Lamb

When Jesus said He is the alpha and omega, the
beginning and the end (e.g. in Revelation 22:13),
He also spelled a Hebrew word, if you consider
the first and last letters (beginning and end) of the
Hebrew alphabet, as follows:
Alef (a) is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet

Tav (t) is the final letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Vav (w ) is the letter that means and.
The ancient Hebrew letters are as follows:
= (alef a) the first letter

= (vav w ) and
= (tav t) the last letter
This word,
in ancient Hebrew (or t w a
in modern Hebrew), pronounced Oht means
the sign or the seal. This is the word used
for the blood of the lamb placed on the door
post on Passover (Exodus 12:7). Examining
the Hebrew letters more closely, we get:
= (alef a) meaning leader
= (vav w ) meaning nail
= (tav t) meaning cross
The blood placed on the doorpost on
Passover signifies the Leader nail[ed] [to
the] cross.
These are just some of the many fascinating
interpretations of Hebrew that enrich ones
understanding of Scripture. A summary of
Hebrew characters, their ancient pictures and
meanings follows. For more information, see the
following references:
Seekins, Frank T., Hebrew Word Pictures,
1994
Seekins, Frank T., The Gospel in Ancient
Hebrew, 1996
Church, J.R. and Stearman, Gary, The Mystery
of the Menorah and the Hebrew Alphabet, 1993
Rabbi Michael L. Munk, The Wisdom in the
Hebrew Alphabet, 1983, 1998
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Modern

Ox, power, strength

Prop, turn, twist

Fish hook, catch,

Back of the head,

A man, the highest,

Hebrew is truly a Holy language, providing much

Notice that Hebrew is read right to left.

This Hebrew word for create says that to create is

= (w vav) meaning nail

Literally, this means that the Hebrew people are

Son is significant to several Hebrew words

Covenant: the cross of My Son

= ( r resh) meaning man

Literally, this says the covenant is the cross of

The Word is the door of the Son

Hebrew: the language of Scripture

= (d dalet) means door

This says that the purpose of the Hebrew language

Create is the Sons strength

The blood of the Passover Lamb

Alef (a) is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet

= (alef a) the first letter

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