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Notes:
In each letter’s section I have included words which begin
with that letter and illustrate its various characters. It is also
useful to explore the letter in other positions in words, particularly
words that end with the letter in question — a task
which I leave to the intrepid explorer. Words in bold are those
I consider most profoundly representative of these qualities. The
term majuscule refers to the capital letter, and miniscule to the
lower case.
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On the English definitions:
I have selected the definitions of words that most match the characteristic(s)
I wish to emphasize as associated with the letter in question.
Many words have many other definitions which are not included.
Some of the definitions were drafted from my own understanding,
and some from examples in the
Webster’s
New
Collegiate
Dictionary,
1981
G. & C Miriam Co. Some words are defined in more than one way,
without directly indicating the part of speech classification (i.e:
noun, adjective, verb, etc.).
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On the Hebrew section:
I am not a Hebrew scholar, and therefore must depend on existing
English resources for this section. Additionally, there is a great
deal of material available, much of it is partially or wholly contradictory
— particularly between Jewish and Hermetic Kabbalah/Qabbalah. Some
of the material is from my own understanding, as revealed to me
during
my experience
of
being
taught about alphabets
by the
Holy Spirit. The remainder is compiled from sources listed below.
Resources utilized in the Hebrew section:
An Introduction to the Hebrew Aleph Bet
The Mystical Significance of the Hebrew Letters
The Alphabet of Creation
The
Bible Wheel (use the ‘view spoke’ option on the upper left
navigation bar)
Mirach
Hebrew Alphabet as used in writing Sifrei, Torah, Teffillin and
Mezuzos
Some portions of the qualities of Hebrew Letters are adapted from
Johanna Drucker’s The Alphabetic Labyrinth (1995,
Thames and Hudson, Ltd, London) pp 146-151, which she synthesized
from translations of the Sephir Yetzirah, and the works of Aryeh
kaplan, Perle Epstein, Johan Reuchilin, Carlo Suares, and others.
Some Hebrew words, definitions and spellings are from Introducing
Biblical Hebrew, Alan P. Ross (2001, Baker Academic, Grand
Rapids, Michigan). Others are from Song
of Azrael — Ancient Hebrew.
A note on the names of the Hebrew letters:
My spellings of the Hebrew letters are idiosyncratic,
and are taken from their pronunciation, as recorded in Introducing
Biblical Hebrew. Other pronunciations are also common. In
general I feel that the spelling of the letters in English should
match their pronunciation, rather than established standards which
commonly do not.
I am grateful for the availability and scholarship of these sources.
Any errors in the text are my own, and I welcome advice or corrections.
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