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There are 22 Characters in the standard Hebraic Aleph-Bet with variations in this study taking it to 42 character forms. See the Info button for particulars of each letter, form, or variation.
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Aleph (Daggish)

Aleph (Alef) is the first letter with Daggish. Normally Silent, Nikkud (vowel point) replaces with sound. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 1. Meaning of G-d/Master/Ox denoting leader or headship. With Daggish means stressed vowel sound with associated Nikkud.

Aleph

Aleph (Alef) is the first letter without Daggish. Normally Silent, Nikkud (vowel point) replaces with sound. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 1. Meaning of G-d/Master/Ox denoting leader or headship. Without Daggish means normal vowel sound with associated Nikkud.

Bet (Bet)

Bet (Beit) is the second letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "B". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 2. Meaning of Blessing or House denoting empowerment, abode or protected covering. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Bet (Vet) ("Bh"/"V")

Bet (Bhet or Vet) is the second letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "B" or "Bh" ("v"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 2. Meaning of Blessing or House denoting empowerment, abode or protected covering. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Gemel ("G")

Gemel (Gimmel) is the third letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "G". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 3. Meaning of Camel or Bridge denoting burden bearing, long suffering, pathway, or connection. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Gemel ("Gh")

Gemel (Ghemel or Ghimmel) is the third letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "G" or "Gh". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 3. Meaning of Camel or Bridge denoting burden bearing, long suffering, pathway, or connection. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Dalet ("D")

Dalet is the fourth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "D". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 4. Meaning of Door denoting an open way. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Dalet ("Dh")

Dalet (Dhalet) is the fourth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "D" or "Dh". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 4. Meaning of Door denoting an open way. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Hey ("H")

Hey (Hay) is the fifth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "H" Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 5. Meaning of Breath or Spirit denoting impartation of HaShem. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Hey ("Hh")

Hey (Hhey or Hhay) is the fifth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "H" or "Hh". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 5. Meaning of Breath or Spirit denoting impartation of HaShem. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Vav ("V"/"W")

Vav (Vav or Waw) is the sixth letter. Sounds like hard "V" or "W" Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 6. Meaning of Cane or Messiah denoting shepherd tool or leading or salvation. Without Daggish means it is not a Holem or "o" sound.

Zayin ("Z")

Zayin (Zain) is the seventh letter. Sounds like hard "Z" Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 7. Meaning of Sword or Scepter denoting war, weapon, power, rule, ruler or kingship. Does not use a Daggish.

Chet ("Gutteral H")

Chet (Cheit, Het) is the eighth letter. Sounds like gutteral "H" usually transliterated "ch" or with a dot under the "H" or "h" character. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 8. Meaning of Sin or Life denoting sin covering leading to eternal life. Does not use a Daggish.

Tet ("T")

Tet is the ninth letter. Sounds like hard "T". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 9. Meaning of Staff denoting walking staff or tribal history. Does not normally use a Daggish but has been seen with one in some works.

Yod ("Yy")

Yod (Yud) is the tenth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "Yy". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 10. Meaning of G-d or Thrust or Hand denoting the power of the hand of G-d reaching out into the world. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Yod ("Y")

Yod (Yud) is the tenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "Y". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 10. Meaning of G-d or Thrust or Hand denoting the power of the hand of G-d reaching out into the world. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Kaph ("K")

Kaph is the eleventh letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "K". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 20. Meaning of Palm of Hand denoting giving, dexterity, or workman. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Kaph ("Kh")

Kaph (Khaph) is the eleventh letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "K" or "Kh" but not gutteral. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 20. Meaning of Palm of Hand denoting giving, dexterity, or workman. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Kaph Sophit ("Kh")

Kaph Sophit is the eleventh letter without Daggish and is the final form letter as the last character in a word. Sounds like soft "K" or "Kh" but not gutteral. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 20. Meaning of Palm of Hand denoting giving, dexterity, or workman. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound; unless Shiva used, then hard "K"

Lamed ("L")

Lamed is the twelfth letter without Daggish. Sounds like hard "L". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 30. Meaning of Study/Teach denoting learning or conveying wisdom. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Mem ("Mm")

Mem is the thirteenth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "M" or "Mm". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 40. Meaning of Water or Kingdom denoting source of life or abundance, reigning existance, domain, or ownership. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Mem ("M")

Mem is the thirteenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "M". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 40. Meaning of Water or Kingdom denoting source of life or abundance, reigning existance, domain, or ownership. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Mem Sophit ("M")

Mem Sophit is the thirteenth letter without Daggish and is the final form letter as the last character in a word. Sounds like soft "M". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 40. Meaning of Water or Kingdom denoting source of life or abundance, reigning existance, domain, or ownership. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Nun ("N")

Nun is the fourteenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like hard "N". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 50. Meaning of Fish or Messiah (Who is) Heir To the Throne denoting L-rdship, dominion ownership, and source of supply. Does not use a Daggish.

Nun Sophit ("N")

Nun Sophit is the fourteenth letter without Daggish and is the final form letter as the last character in a word. Sounds like hard "N". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 50. Meaning of Fish or Messiah (Who is) Heir To the Throne denoting L-rdship, dominion ownership, and source of supply. Does not use a Daggish.

Samekh ("S")

Samekh is the fifteenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like hard "S". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 60. Meaning of Ordain or Ordination denoting position-oriented support, favor, or blessing. Does not normally use a Daggish but has been seen with one in some works.

Ayin (Silent)

Ayin (Ain) is the sixteenth letter without Daggish. Normally Silent, Nikkud (vowel point) replaces with sound. Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 70. Meaning of "Eye" or "Eye of Spring or Well" denoting life source, focus, or vision as in degree of clarity. Does not use a Daggish.

Pey ("P")

Pey (Pay) is the seventeenth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "P". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 80. Meaning of Mouth denoting speech or silence. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Pey ("Ph")

Pey (Phey, Phay, Fey, Fay) is the seventeenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "P" or "Ph" ("F"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 80. Meaning of Mouth denoting speech or silence. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Pey Sophit ("Ph")

Pey (Phey, Phay, Fey, Fay) is the seventeenth letter without Daggish and is the final form letter as the last character in a word. Sounds like soft "P" or "Ph" ("F"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 80. Meaning of Mouth denoting speech or silence. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Tsadi ("Tsts")

Tsadi (Tzadde, Tsadie) is the eighteenth letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "Ts" or "Tsts" (almost doubled sound with short "i" hint in the middle). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 90. Meaning of Righteous denoting right standing within the corpus of Torah Law, also charity, good works or deeds. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Tsadi ("Ts")

Tsadi (Tzadde, Tsadie) is the eighteenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "Ts" or "Tz" ("Z"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 90. Meaning of Righteous denoting right standing within the corpus of Torah Law, also charity, good works or deeds. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Tsadi Sophit ("Ts")

Tsadi (Tzadde, Tsadie) is the eighteenth letter without Daggish and is the final form letter as the last character in a word. Sounds like soft "Ts" or "Tz" ("Z"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 90. Meaning of Righteous denoting right standing within the corpus of Torah Law, also charity, good works or deeds. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Qoph ("Kk")

Qoph (Quf, Qof) is the ninteenth letter without Daggish. Sounds like hard "K" or "Kk" ("Q"). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 100. Meaning of Monkey denoting strength, agility, cunning, and randomness or uncertainty. Does not use a Daggish.

Resh ("R")

Resh is the Twentieth letter without Daggish. Sounds like hard "R". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 200. Meaning of Head or Beginning denoting the start of things. Does not use a Daggish.

Sin ("S")

Sin (Seen, Sien) is the twenty-first letter without Daggish and is the main form of the letter. Sounds like soft "S". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 300. Meaning of Divine Power, Truth, or Year denoting dominance, consistency, lineage, or timeliness. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Ssin ("Ss")

Ssin (Sseen, Ssien) is the twenty-first letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "S" or "Ss". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 300. Meaning of Divine Power, Truth, or Year denoting dominance, consistency, lineage, or timeliness. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Sin ("S")

Sin (Seen, Sien) is the twenty-first letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "S". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 300. Meaning of Divine Power, Truth, or Year denoting dominance, consistency, lineage, or timeliness. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Sin ("Shsh")

Shshin (Shsheen, Shshien) is the twenty-first letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "Sh" or "Shsh" (almost doubled sound with short "i" hint in the middle). Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 300. Meaning of Divine Power, Truth, or Year denoting dominance, consistency, lineage, or timeliness. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Sin ("Sh")

Shin (Sheen, Shien) is the twenty-first letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "Sh". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 300. Meaning of Divine Power, Truth, or Year denoting dominance, consistency, lineage, or timeliness. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

Tav ("T")

Tav (Tov) is the twenty-second letter with Daggish. Sounds like hard "T". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 400. Meaning of Good denoting prosperity, wellness, not in calamity. With Daggish means hard or stressed sound.

Tav ("Th")

Thav (Thov) is the twenty-second letter without Daggish. Sounds like soft "T" or "Th". Gematriac (Numeric) Value of 400. Meaning of Good denoting prosperity, wellness, not in calamity. Without Daggish means soft or aired sound.

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The Syriac Word Using Syriac

The Syriac Word Pronounced Using English

The Meaning Of The Letters Name
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Olaph 	Bull, Ox
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Beth 	House, Tent

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Gomal 	Camel
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Dolath 	Door(Dam)
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He 	Window, Fence
	Waw 	Wedge, Nail
	Zain 	Weapon
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Heth
 . 	Wall, Obstacle
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Teth
. 	Snake
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Yudh 	Hand
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Koph 	Palm of Hand
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Lomadh 	Staff
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Mim 	Water(Ocean)
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Nun 	Fish
	Semkath 	Foundation
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E 	Eye
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Pe 	Mouth
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Sodhe
. 	Fish-hook
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Quph 	Monkey
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Rish 	Head, Top Person
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Shin 	Teeth
	Taw 	Mark, Sign, Cross