aleph

noun

«aleph» in the English dictionary: in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

In Jewish tradition

In Sefer Yetzirah Aleph is one of the three Mother letters, linked to air. It is called the head of all the letters.

Interpretation. Aleph has the numerical value one and is silent. Tradition links it with God's oneness, and the Ten Commandments are said to begin with its sound in "Anochi."

Meaning

The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet. tree →

Examples

all the other letters, and all the other letters with Aleph (א). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) tree →
The Three Mothers are Aleph, Mem and Shin, they are Air, Water and Fire. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
And this is the impress of the whole, twenty-one letters, all from one the Aleph. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887) tree →

Note

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