English Hebrew Roots - Secrets of the Hebrew letters

Rabbi Shaya Sussman, LCSW

English Hebrew Roots - Secrets of the Hebrew letters

Rabbi Shaya Sussman, LCSW

November 21, 2018 · 00:04:41

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Letter Beis; Hebrew Root: Beis is the Bayis house. Torah starts with a Beis because the world is a house/Bayis for hashem. English Word; Body is also called a house/Bayis because it houses the soul. Build, because Hashem built the world. Letter Gimmel; Hebrew Root: Gimmel means to be Gomel English Word: Give Letter Daled Hebrew root: Dal v’ani English Word: Destitute, starts with a D, daled. Letter Tes Hebrew root: Tov, good English connection: Tov and truth go hand and hand. Truth you spell with Tes. Also Tes in numerically 9 which is a true number. Any number times its 9 if you add up the sum you get 9. Letter Chuf Hebrew root: Kaf yad, Kafuf to bend, Kesser English: Create, because your hands create. Crown is a Kesser. And the King where’s a Crown. Which both words have the chuf sound. Letter Lamed; Hebrew Root: lomed, limod English: To Learn starts with a Lamed Letter Mem; Hebrew Root: Mayim water. English Word: Movement. Because water is in flow and moves. Starts with a Mem Letter Nun; Hebrew Root: Nun stands for Ne’amna trustworthy, loyalty and humility. The shape of the letter is like a person sitting on their knees with their head slightly leaning forward. In a position of subjugation, bowing and prayer. English Word: Nothing, a person who is humble and in prayer stance consideres themselves like a Nothing. Letter Samech: Hebrew Root: Somech, Sovev Surround. Something that’s closed on all sides like a fence. The letter itself is also closed in all sides similar to a c