Alef | Beit | Gimmel | Dalet | Hei | Vav | Zayin | Chet | Tet | Yud | Kaf |
Lamed | Mem | Nun | Samech | Ayin | Pei | Tzadik | Kuf | Reish | Shin | Tav |
Introduction
Summary of the Ten Alef-Beit Significances
- 1. Concept:
- The underlying conceptual principle associated with the letter.
- 2. Meaning:
- The literal meaning of the letter's name.
- 3. Shape:
- The primary visual association related to the letters shape.
- 4. Number:
- The numerical value of the letter as calculated in Gematria.
Basic correspondences in the three dimensions of:
- 5. Space:
- The physical elements, the celestial bodies and the zodiacal signs.
- 6. Time:
- The seasons, the days of the week and the months of the year.
- 7. Soul:
- The limbs and organs of the human body responsible for mediating related experiences of self.
Associated:
8. Quality, gift or sense:
Specific innate or acquired expressions of lived experience, controlled by the above limbs and organs of the soul.
9. Archetype:
Archetypal figures from the history of Israel.
10. Channel:
The horizontal, vertical and diagonal channels linking the Ten Sefirot.