pictographs

Old Testament (Ancient Hebrew)

Order Value Letter Name English Meaning3
Transliter'
Norm Final 2
Pictograph n Internet Research [Book (Internet)]

1 1 a Aleph Ox [-strong, lead]

2 2 b Bet b, v House [Tent - family]

3 3 g Gimel g Camel [Foot - gather, walk]

4 4 d Dalet D Door [-move, enter (pathway)]

5 5 h Hey h Behold [Arms up - look, breath]

6 6 w Vav V Nail [Tent peg - add, secure]

7 7 z Zayin z Weapon [Mattock - food, cut (plow)]

Chet \ kh (or
8 8 x Hhet ch/h) Fence [Tent wall - outside, half]
Twist, Serpent [Basket - contain,
9 9 j Tet T mud]

10 10 y Yod y Hand and Arm [- work, throw]

K, kh (or
11 20 k $ Kaph ch) Palm [- bend, tame]

12 30 l Lamed L Staff [teach, bind, to (toward)]

13 40 m ~ Mem M Water [mighty, chaos]

14 50 n ! Nun N Fish [Seed - continue (activity, life)]

15 60 s Samek S Support [Thorn - protect, hate (prop)]

16 70 [ Ayin Eye [watch, know (experience)]

17 80 p @ Pey p, f Mouth [blow, edge (speak)]

Fish Hook [Man's side - hunt, lay
18 90 c # Tzaddi ts (or tz, z) down]
Eye of Needle [Sun - condense,
19 100 q Quph k (or q) circle]

20 200 r Resh R Head [Man's Head - first, top]

21 300 X Shin sh, s Tooth [Teeth - sharp, two]

22 400 t Tav T Cross, Mark, Sign [signal]