001 - Primer for understanding the Hebrew Letters.

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This topic is a key to understanding some of the basics of the Hebrew Letters, which are collectively known as the "Aleph-Beth"

I specifically use this language a great deal, and recommend it for meditation. I have used these letters in these traditional and innovative ways for the last twenty-something years. They have been used this way since before the bible was compiled.

In writing the language,. it bears that the standard for the written hebrew is right to left, when this was not originally a standard. For the ease of the beginner I will adhere to writing right to left, universally in Hebrew.

9it bears noting that Ayhja first made this note in the Biblical Hebrew word analysis thread, and I deleted it, to keep ther subject pristine.)

I find that this language is the closest instance we have to a language which could be a "biblical" root of language. I use it philosophically, and sudy it vehemently. This is not a "BIBLE" class, and I am not preaching. I am conveying MEANING and TRUTH not FACTS and HISTORY. I am not saying adhere to the laws of moses, nor am I saying deny them. This thread is not about belief, or even religion. it is about pattern analysis, based on component sets of specific values, which i believe perfectly encompass the inherent symbol set mankind uses to evaluate its existence.



The Hebrew letters are given many distinctions, the most common being three groups of letters:

1. THREE Mother Letters
2. SEVEN Double Letters
3. TWELVE Single Letters

This gives a total of 22 letters, but we have certain considerations for some, in which they take a different form, that is significant only in writing. I will address these letters, in many different ways, in this forum.

This thread, however, will specifically be for the explanation of the Letters, as detailed above.

A few more notes, and we should be ready to go:

1. You may have seen Hebrew letters with "dots and dashes" all over them, those are phonetic keys, and aid proper pronunciation. As I gather few people here will ever try and speak hebrew fluently, I am leaving them out. They are a fairly modern convention anyways, and do not apply to the analysis techniques I use and promote.

2. Please do not troll these threads,.. This can be dense subject matter, and requires concentration before it is of any benefit. We already have a bible code thread, as well. This is to deal with these letters as TOOLS for the development of the mentality that enable one to achieve a complete "unity" of self, which is the sole characteristic of Happiness.

3. These letters are a more common form of an older symbol set, which was used far before the Tribes of Israel were recorded as marching into the lands of Canaan refer to this as "Phoenician", or "Proto-Hebrew," or "Canaanite." It is certainly the root of all semitic languages, and large amounts of Greek, and predates most cuniform variances. I use these because they are well established, and far easier to identify as letters than the proto-hebraic script, which is all but useless, except for comparison to the core meaning of the letter. Some people go into the analysis of th shape of the letter,.. but I opt to seek other levels of meaning, which are consistent with the essential tenets of linguistics.

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ראם

(raum, which, in Hebrew means "to rise, ascend, to be made risen, to come to fruition, to climb to the top, to succeed.")

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א
Name: aleph "ah-lef"
Sound: trachiatic breath, often considered a "neutral breath passing through a open mouth with open teeth. "ahhh"
Number: 1

Aleph is the Breath of man, and synonymous with the Idea of Intellect as an intangible force of Thought. It is the Mind. Aleph was originally symbolized by a letter that looked like a A, often on on it's side, and meant Ox, which is the sign of strength. The original letter name was AL - "ahhhl" - formed of unrestricted breath through an open mouth with open teeth, terminated by the touching of the tongue to the roof of the mouth.

מ
Name: mem "mem"
Sound: labial breath, often considered a "neutral breath restricted by a closed mouth with open teeth." "mmm"
Number: 40

Mem is the Form of man, and synonymous with the Vessel of Matter as a tangible form of Being. It is the Body. Mem was originally symbolized by a letter that looked like an upside down wave (^^^), and meant liquid, as the prime material basis of all physical creation. The word "Mem" is the plural of "Water".


ש
Name: Shin "Sheen"
Sound: dental breath, often considered "a neutral breath escaping an open mouth through closed teeth. "ssssssh"
Number: 300

Shin is the Spirit of man, and synonymous with the Passion or Will as a driving force of Doing. It is the Prime Mover. Shin was originally symbolized by a letter that looked like a E sitting on its closed edge |_|_|, and symbolized the front two teeth, signifying the means by which a man appeases his hunger; by feeding himself. Shin is the prime motivational basis of all physical action. The word "Shin" is the plural of "tooth", and also means "press" or in some cases "eat".

It is said "Aleph breathes, Mem hums, Shin hisses." This means Aleph is the higher sense of True Self, independent and detatched from personal desire. Mem hums, enjoying the pleasure of its soft vibrations, and the comfort of its secure shelter. And Shin hisses, striking at what provokes it, or when it must appease its hunger.

These are the three Letters of שמא Shema, Hebrew for "the Name," a indefinite reference to the unspeakable name of God; whom is called "Lord." Properly understood, these letters demonstrate the key to all "Sovereignty, Success, and Satisfaction."