Even/Odd Letters: New Pattern in the Hebrew Alphabet

[Richard Amiel McGough]

I was sitting on the porch with Rose enjoying the sun and our wonderful morning conversation when an insight suddenly popped into my mind. Divide the sequence of Hebrew letters into two sequences of letters with even and odd positions. I begin with the even letters. The literal meanings of the first five even letters are:

House, Door, Nail, Fence, Active Hand (Yod)

Well look at that! The first four items are things made with man's hand (Yod - the Active Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp)), the fifth item. They all relate to a house which has a door and is held together with nails and surrounded by a fence!

Now consider the first five in the odd sequence:

Ox, Camel, Life, Feed, Serpent, Open Hand (Kaph)

Here we see three kinds of animals listed. This is why I chose to use the symbolic meaning of Hey as Life (see here (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Hey.asp)). Also, the meaning of Zayin is ambiguous. It usually is associated with the idea of a weapon or sword (since it literally means "to arm for warfare" in post-Biblical Hebrew), but the word closest to it in Biblical Hebrew zoon which means "to feed" and occurs once in Scripture:
Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
It is interesting that this verse specifically speaks of feeding an animal and so fits quite naturally with the sequence of odd letters. [As an aside, this Zayin (7th letter) KeyWord appears in connection with violation of the 7th Commandment.]

Thus, the first four odd letters speak of living things and their nourishment which is given by the Open Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp) (Kaph) of God.

I think there is much to discover here. It seems that the meaning of the Hebrew letters are strongly correlated with the even/odd position in the alphabet.

Richard

[Rose]

I was sitting on the porch with Rose enjoying the sun and our wonderful morning conversation when an insight suddenly popped into my mind. Divide the sequence of Hebrew letters into two sequences of letters with even and odd positions. I begin with the even letters. The literal meanings of the first five even letters are:

House, Door, Nail, Fence, Active Hand (Yod)

Well look at that! The first four items are things made with man's hand (Yod - the Active Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp)), the fifth item. They all relate to a house which has a door and is held together with nails and surrounded by a fence!

Now consider the first five in the odd sequence:

Ox, Camel, Life, Feed, Serpent, Open Hand (Kaph)

Here we see three kinds of animals listed. This is why I chose to use the symbolic meaning of Hey as Life (see here (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Hey.asp)). Also, the meaning of Zayin is ambiguous. It usually is associated with the idea of a weapon or sword (since it literally means "to arm for warfare" in post-Biblical Hebrew), but the word closest to it in Biblical Hebrew zoon which means "to feed" and occurs once in Scripture:
Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
It is interesting that this verse specifically speaks of feeding an animal and so fits quite naturally with the sequence of odd letters. [As an aside, this Zayin (7th letter) KeyWord appears in connection with violation of the 7th Commandment.]

Thus, the first four odd letters speak of living things and their nourishment which is given by the Open Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp) (Kaph) of God.

I think there is much to discover here. It seems that the meaning of the Hebrew letters are strongly correlated with the even/odd position in the alphabet.

Richard

Continuing on with the Odd/Even letter sequence (Odd: created by God, Even: made by man), the connections of the following letters: Lamed, Mem, Nun, and Samek are there though maybe not quite as strong as the first 11.

Staff (Lamed), Continuance (Nun)

Lamed is the staff with which man watches over the animals created by God, and teaches other men....Nun is the continuance of mans progeny.

Water (Mem), Support [foundation] (Samek)

Mem is the water which God divided to support the life He created, and Samek is the support (foundation), upon which all was established, and is sustained.

Psalm 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained (Samek).
Psalm 119:116 Uphold (Samek) me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Rose

[gem]

Continuing on with the Odd/Even letter sequence (Odd: created by God, Even: made by man), the connections of the following letters: Lamed, Mem, Nun, and Samek are there though maybe not quite as strong as the first 11.

Staff (Lamed), Continuance (Nun)

Lamed is the staff with which man watches over the animals created by God, and teaches other men....Nun is the continuance of mans progeny.

Water (Mem), Support [foundation] (Samek)

Mem is the water which God divided to support the life He created, and Samek is the support (foundation), upon which all was established, and is sustained.

Psalm 3:5 I laid me down and slept; I awaked; for the LORD sustained (Samek).
Psalm 119:116 Uphold (Samek) me according unto thy word, that I may live: and let me not be ashamed of my hope.

Rose
Amazing!

This made me wonder if the alphabetic verses in Prov. 31 would also follow this even/ odd pattern.
I was only able check using the Strong’s dictionary, (can’t read Hebrew!) but it seemed possible. The first word - woman = created by God,
second word - trust = action from a man, and so on.

I have another question, also pertaining to Prov. 31.
Recently, as I read Prov. 31, it occurred to me that the description of the wife could be also the church? (Am I seeing things not there?)

I very much appreciate your answers to my strange questions; I have so many and never someone to discuss them with.

(Also, I could not decide where to post this, maybe it should have been in Rose’s thread “The Virtuous Woman.)

Thanks again!

[Victor]

This is a most brilliant pattern!!


I was sitting on the porch with Rose enjoying the sun and our wonderful morning conversation when an insight suddenly popped into my mind. Divide the sequence of Hebrew letters into two sequences of letters with even and odd positions. I begin with the even letters. The literal meanings of the first five even letters are:

House, Door, Nail, Fence, Active Hand (Yod)

Well look at that! The first four items are things made with man's hand (Yod - the Active Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp)), the fifth item. They all relate to a house which has a door and is held together with nails and surrounded by a fence!

Didn't anyeone ever notice this before? Isn't it amazing?? Simple and direct.


Now consider the first five in the odd sequence:

Ox, Camel, Life, Feed, Serpent, Open Hand (Kaph)

Here we see three kinds of animals listed. This is why I chose to use the symbolic meaning of Hey as Life (see here (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Hey.asp)). Also, the meaning of Zayin is ambiguous. It usually is associated with the idea of a weapon or sword (since it literally means "to arm for warfare" in post-Biblical Hebrew), but the word closest to it in Biblical Hebrew zoon which means "to feed" and occurs once in Scripture:
Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
It is interesting that this verse specifically speaks of feeding an animal and so fits quite naturally with the sequence of odd letters. [As an aside, this Zayin (7th letter) KeyWord appears in connection with violation of the 7th Commandment.]

Thus, the first four odd letters speak of living things and their nourishment which is given by the Open Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp) (Kaph) of God.

Another beautiful pattern. It is intriguing.

The symbolic meaning of Zayin as Feeding is drawn from Jer 5:8. And the same word appears in the Aramaic text, in Daniel!

Dan 4:12 The leaves thereof were fair, and the fruit thereof much, and in it was meat for all: the beasts of the field had shadow under it, and the fowls of the heaven dwelt in the boughs thereof, and all flesh was fed (zoon) of it.
Once again we find the word associated with feeding the animals! It is a KeyLink between Daniel and Jeremiah 5. It is interesting that a Zayin KeyWord is being keylinked on Spoke 5.

Speaking of Five, the fifth letter links to the fifth day of Creation, where we first find reference to "life" when God creates the fowls of the heaven and the water animals. So the alphabetic sequence "Life, Feed" makes a lot of sense in light of the animal context of the other letters. And the Spoke 5 KeyLink above also makes sense when seen under this approach.

This also reminds me of an Acrostic verse based on an odd letter (Pey):

Psa 145:16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.


I think there is much to discover here. It seems that the meaning of the Hebrew letters are strongly correlated with the even/odd position in the alphabet.
Richard

I also think there is much to discover , but it is hard to find other patterns on a first look. The ones that Rose list are not as natural.

[Victor]

Amazing!

This made me wonder if the alphabetic verses in Prov. 31 would also follow this even/ odd pattern.
I was only able check using the Strong’s dictionary, (can’t read Hebrew!) but it seemed possible. The first word - woman = created by God,
second word - trust = action from a man, and so on.

I just glanced the verses and think there may be a pattern. Consider the odd-letter verses:

Pro 31:10 Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies.
Pro 31:11 The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.
Pro 31:12 She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
Pro 31:13 She seeketh wool, and flax, and worketh willingly with her hands.
Pro 31:14 She is like the merchants' ships; she bringeth her food from afar.
Pro 31:15 She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Pro 31:16 She considereth a field, and buyeth it: with the fruit of her hands she planteth a vineyard.
Pro 31:17 She girdeth her loins with strength, and strengtheneth her arms.
Pro 31:18 She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
Pro 31:19 She layeth her hands to the spindle, and her hands hold the distaff.
Pro 31:20 She stretcheth out her hand to the poor; yea, she reacheth forth her hands to the needy.
Pro 31:21 She is not afraid of the snow for her household: for all her household are clothed with scarlet.
Pro 31:22 She maketh herself coverings of tapestry; her clothing is silk and purple.
Pro 31:23 Her husband is known in the gates, when he sitteth among the elders of the land.
Pro 31:24 She maketh fine linen, and selleth it; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.
Pro 31:25 Strength and honour are her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.
Pro 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
Pro 31:27 She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.
Pro 31:28 Her children arise up, and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praiseth her.
Pro 31:29 Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou excellest them all.
Pro 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Pro 31:31 Give her of the fruit of her hands; and let her own works praise her in the gates.
Several odd-letter acrostic verses refer to commerce/trade/merchandise/finances. Verse 20 presents a variation on the pattern in that when it comes to the poor the virtuous woman doesn't trade anything, but rather gives things. I find no even-letter verses that display this commerce theme.

And I just realized also that the even-letter verses the references to the woman's hard work are much more frequent.


I have another question, also pertaining to Prov. 31.
Recently, as I read Prov. 31, it occurred to me that the description of the wife could be also the church? (Am I seeing things not there?)

I very much appreciate your answers to my strange questions; I have so many and never someone to discuss them with.

(Also, I could not decide where to post this, maybe it should have been in Rose’s thread 'The Virtuous Woman.)

Thanks again!

That's exactly correct! Many saints through Christian history have drawn these same kinds of associations. The Virtous Woman is the Church after all!

The virtues of the woman are the virtues of the Church. She is beloved of her Husband, works diligently, helps the needy and fears the Lord. A whole book could be written about this. The connections never end!

[Cardinal]

I was sitting on the porch with Rose enjoying the sun and our wonderful morning conversation when an insight suddenly popped into my mind. Divide the sequence of Hebrew letters into two sequences of letters with even and odd positions. I begin with the even letters. The literal meanings of the first five even letters are:

House, Door, Nail, Fence, Active Hand (Yod)

Well look at that! The first four items are things made with man's hand (Yod - the Active Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp)), the fifth item. They all relate to a house which has a door and is held together with nails and surrounded by a fence!

Now consider the first five in the odd sequence:

Ox, Camel, Life, Feed, Serpent, Open Hand (Kaph)

Here we see three kinds of animals listed. This is why I chose to use the symbolic meaning of Hey as Life (see here (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Hey.asp)). Also, the meaning of Zayin is ambiguous. It usually is associated with the idea of a weapon or sword (since it literally means "to arm for warfare" in post-Biblical Hebrew), but the word closest to it in Biblical Hebrew zoon which means "to feed" and occurs once in Scripture:
Jeremiah 5:8 They were as fed horses in the morning: every one neighed after his neighbour's wife.
It is interesting that this verse specifically speaks of feeding an animal and so fits quite naturally with the sequence of odd letters. [As an aside, this Zayin (7th letter) KeyWord appears in connection with violation of the 7th Commandment.]

Thus, the first four odd letters speak of living things and their nourishment which is given by the Open Hand (http://biblewheel.com/Wheel/Spokes/Yod_vs_Kaph.asp) (Kaph) of God.

I think there is much to discover here. It seems that the meaning of the Hebrew letters are strongly correlated with the even/odd position in the alphabet.

Richard

:thumb: Looks like it corresponds to the principle of the right (even) and left (odd) hands of God, to me.....