Letter Families and Intersections — Keyboard of the 22 Hebrew Letters | Rav Ziegler zatsal
Course of Rav Haim Ziegler zatsal · The Language of Creation

The System of Letter Families

Discover the secret relationships between the Hebrew letters
A teaching of Rav Haim Ziegler zatsal · Éditions Gueoula
Translated from the French original; the French version remains the reference text.
The System of Letter Families
Discover the secret relationships between the Hebrew letters

The system of letter families relates the Hebrew letters to one another through their roots.

The keyboard below gives access to the complete study of each of the 22 letters.

Three demonstrations: the root פ-ר-ש, the root ק-ר-ש and the word יד, the hand.

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1 Keyboard of the 22 Sacred Letters

Click on a letter to access its complete study:

א Aleph · ב Bet · ג Gimel · ד Dalet · ה Hey · ו Vav · ז Zayin · ח Chet · ט Tet · י Yod · כ Kaf · ל Lamed · מ Mem · נ Nun · ס Samekh · ע Ayin · פ Pe · צ Tsadi · ק Kuf · ר Resh · ש Shin · ת Tav

2 Demonstrations of the System

פ-ר-ש: passage from unity to plurality. פרה • פרה • פרח • פרי • פרש: to separate • to multiply • to blossom • fruit • to explain. Perfect coherence, according to the course: the root reveals the movement.

ק-ר-ש: separation and encirclement. קרא • קרב • קור • קרע: to call • to approach • cold • to tear. The Qof encircles and separates depending on the context.

יד: the divine hand. יד = י (10) + ד (4) = 14: 14 phalanges in a human hand. The word reveals the anatomical structure.

Quiz — Letter Families

Five questions to check

1
How many letters does the keyboard on this page have?
The 22 sacred letters.
2
What does the root פ-ר-ש reveal, according to the course?
To separate, multiply, blossom, fruit, explain.
3
What do קרא, קרב, קור, קרע mean in the root ק-ר-ש?
The Qof encircles and separates depending on the context.
4
How does the course compute the value of יד?
14 phalanges in a human hand.
5
What must one do to access the study of a letter?
Each letter leads to its complete study.

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