| Hebrew Letter |
Tentative Transliteration in this website |
Original Meaning |
Numerical Value |
Sefer Yetzirah's Meaning |
|
| א=Alef | A | ox head | 1 | air | |
| ב=Bet | B | tent, house | 2 | wisdom; Moon | |
| ג=Gimel | G | foot, or throwing stick | 3 | wealth, riches; Mars | |
| ד=Dalet | D | door | 4 | seed, fertility; Sun | |
| ה=He | H | man with raised arms, | 5 | speech | |
| or thread | |||||
| ו=Vav | W | peg, hook | 6 | thought, mind | |
| ז=Zayin | Z | hoe, sword | 7 | motion, movement | |
| ח=Het | X | wall, fence | 8 | sight | |
| ט=Tet | T | basket, or good | 9 | hearing | |
| י=Yod | Y | arm and closed hand | 10 | work, action | |
| כ=Kaf | K | open palm (open hand) | 20 | life; Venus | |
| ל=Lamed | L | shepherd's staff | 30 | sexual intercourse | |
| מ=Mem | M | water | 40 | water | |
| נ=Nun | N | seed, or snake, or fish | 50 | smell | |
| ס=Samekh | S | thorn, or support | 60 | sleep | |
| ע=Ayin | E | eye | 70 | anger | |
| פ=Pe | pf | mouth | 80 | power, dominance; Mercury | |
| צ=Tsadi | ts | trail, or fish hook | 90 | taste | |
| ק=Qof | Q | sun at the horizon, | 100 | laughter, delight | |
| or sewing needle, | |||||
| or back of a head and neck | |||||
| ר=Resh | R | head of a man | 200 | peace; Saturn | |
| ש=Shin | sh | teeth | 300 | fire | |
| ת=Tav | th | crossed sticks to mark a place | 400 | beauty; Jupiter |