The zayin, whose form is similar to a vav, though with a crown on top, reflects the or yashar (“straight light”) of the vav as or chozer (“returning light”). Or chozer ascends with such great force that it reaches a higher state of consciousness than that of the revealed origin-point of the or yashar.

In Biblical Hebrew, the letter vav also possesses the function of inverting the apparent tense of a verb to its opposite from past to future or from future to past. The external force of the line is the power to differentiate and separate the various aspects of reality, thereby establishing hierarchical order, up and down, within Creation. The internal force of the line is the power to reveal the inherent interinclusion of the various aspects of reality, one in the other, thereby joining them together as an organic whole.

Thegimelsymbolisesa rich man running after a poor man, the dalet,to give him charity. The word gimelis derived from the word gemul,which in Hebrew means both the giving of reward as well as the givingof punishment.

The dalet, the poor man, receives charity from the rich man, the gimel. The word dalet means ‘door’. The door stands in the opening of the house, the bet.

Gimel, the infulential and wealthy man, chasing after another, to offer charity.

The second letter of the Hebrew alephbet is very significant, not only as a very important prefix, but also for the symbolism we find in it. This is very important for the true follower of Torah and believer in Yeshua.

The letter aleph starts off the alephbet, but not Scripture. Join us on this episode to find out why.

Learn more about the basics of the Hebrew language as used in Scripture.