Tenth Letter

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10th Letter

based on a Hebrew video by Oren Evron here

(with permission)

The 10th Letter in the Torah is א and appears at the head of G-d's Name: א-להים

ץ	ר	א	ה		ת	א	ו		ם	י	מ	ש	ה		ת	א		ם	י	ה	ל-	א		א	ר	ב		ת	י	ש	א	ר	ב
28	27	26	25		24	23	22		21	20	19	18	17		16	15		14	13	12	11	10		9	8	7		6	5	4	3	2	1

Genesis 1:1
בְּרֵאשִׁ֖ית	בָּרָ֣א	אֱ-לֹהִ֑ים	אֵ֥ת	הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם	וְאֵ֥ת	הָאָֽרֶץ
913	203	86	401	395	407	296

א-להים is the first word in the Torah where the letter א appears at the head of the word.

Thus, there is a special connection between א and א-להים (the first time a letter appears in the Torah as head of a word teaches on a special connection between that letter and that word. This is so for all the Hebrew letters in the Torah).

Aleph consists of two Yuds and a Vuv.

This adds up to: 10 (י) + 10 (י) + 6 (ו) = 26

26 is the Gematria of G-d's Primary Name - the Tetragramaton:

ה	ו	ה	י
5	6	5	10
=26

Thus there is a connection between א-להים and י-הוה through the letter Aleph (א).

Note that G-d's primary Name י-הוה does not appear in Genesis 1:1 nor does it appear in any of the 31 verses of Genesis chapter 1.

The Kabalistic explanation is to read the verse: "Beresheit created Elokim", i.e. Beresheit, i.e. G-d created this order called by the Name "Elokim"^[1] - which means "Baal Hakochot Kulam" (Master of all powers). Through this "order", which we call the "laws of nature", He created the universe and sustains it every second.

Interestingly:

א-להים	=	86
הטבע (nature)	=	86

Thus, the Name Elokim (א-להים) represents the Master of all powers. G-d is behind all powers in the world and all the laws of nature. Elokim rules over nature with the infinite precision of mathematics. The world "Elokim" comes from "E-l" and "Hem" which means "G-d" of "them", i.e. all the powers (Ramban).

This is the intent one should have when reciting this Holy Name as brought in the Shulchan Aruch (Code of Jewish Law) - Elokim = "Baal Hakochot Kulam" (the Master of all powers)

The Hebrew word for "Power" כח = 28 and this is the secret of the 28 letters in the Hebrew alphabet which represent all the powers (for the creation was "spoken" into existence by G-d through the Hebrew letters. This is also the secret of the 28 letters in Gen.1:1).

The Hebrew alphabet consists of 22 letters and 5 end letters.

א	ב	ג	ד	ה	ו	ז	ח	ט
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
י	כ	ל	מ	נ	ס	ע	פ	צ
10	20	30	40	50	60	70	80	90
ק	ר	ש	ת	ך	ם	ן	ף	ץ
100	200	300	400	500	600	700	800	900
א = 1000 (Aleph Rabati = 28th letter)

To complete the circle to 1000, the first letter Aleph אָלֶף can act as either 1 (Aleph) or as 1000 (Aleph Rabati - large Aleph) - the sublime 28th letter - the First like the Last, just like G-d who is "First and Last" (Isaiah 44:6).
(thus Aleph is the smallest value "1" and also the highest value "1000". As we know, the "sum of thousands" is a very important feature of the mathematical encryption of Torah)

Interestingly, by changing vowels, Aleph אָלֶף also spells Eleph אֶלֶף which means 1000 in Hebrew.

Thus, the full circle of Hebrew letters comprises 27+1 letters, like the Gematria of כח (Koach=power).
(indeed, the entire creation is called "The power of His works - Koach Maasiv.." Tehilim 111:6 as brought in Rashi on Genesis 1:1 and Siftei Chachamim. The hidden meaning is the 28 letters).

And in Isaiah 44:6

Thus says י-הוה, the King and Redeemer of Israel, the L-ORD of Hosts: "I am the first and I am the last, and there is no אֱ-לֹהִ֑ים but Me" - Isaiah 44:6

As we saw previously, there is a connection between אֱ-לֹהִ֑ים and י-הוה through the א which adds up to 26.

Interestingly, THE 26TH LETTER in Genesis 1:1 is also א

ץ	ר	א	ה		ת	א	ו		ם	י	מ	ש	ה		ת	א		ם	י	ה	ל-	א		א	ר	ב		ת	י	ש	א	ר	ב
28	27	26	25		24	23	22		21	20	19	18	17		16	15		14	13	12	11	10		9	8	7		6	5	4	3	2	1

Let us look at the other appearances of א in Genesis 1:1

We see the letter א appears exactly 6 times (interestingly, according to the Baal HaTurim, the 6 Alephs hint to the 6000 years of the Jewish calendar, the maximum time before the Messianic era).

ץ	ר	א	ה		ת	א	ו		ם	י	מ	ש	ה		ת	א		ם	י	ה	ל-	א		א	ר	ב		ת	י	ש	א	ר	ב
28	27	26	25		24	23	22		21	20	19	18	17		16	15		14	13	12	11	10		9	8	7		6	5	4	3	2	1

ADDING THE 6 POSITIONS OF א in Genesis 1:1 gives:

26 + 23 + 15 + 10 + 9 + 3
= 86 = the Gematria of א-להים
(interestingly, the 86th letter is the Aleph of Elokim in the first statement: "and Elokim said: 'Let there be light'" Gen.1:3)

Image of G-d

The Torah teaches that man was created in the "Tzelem Elokim" (image of G-d). This means G-d has granted man vast divine powers - just like Elokim, as explained in the book Nefesh HaChaim 1:13.

These powers are primarily through Torah study as explained there and many other places. Through Torah study man draws down divine energy which sustains the entire creation.

The gematria of Genesis is 2701 = 37×73

Both 37 and 73 are Gematrias of חכמה Chochma = wisdom

חכמה means כח-מה , i.e. the power of man (Tikunei Zohar, Hakdama).

מה = 45 = אדם (Adam).

By learning the wisdom of Torah, man sustains the creation and becomes like G-d.

Letter Expansion of חכמה (wisdom)
ה	מ	כ	ח
י	ם	ף	י
			ת
15	80	100	418
Total=613

Thus, true wisdom refers to a man who strives his best to study and fulfill all the 613 commandments of the Torah. For one who connects to true wisdom will WANT and desire to follow the 613 laws.

If we focus only on the hidden letters of חכמה (wisdom) according to the secret of the end letters, like one who seeks to know the inner secret of wisdom:

Hidden Letters of חכמה (wisdom) (full gematria of end letters)
ה	מ	כ	ח
י	ם	ף	י
			ת
10	600	800	10+400
Total=1820

1820 is the gematria of 70×26 = סוד י-הוה (the secret of G-d)

This refers to a person who goes beyond the superficial and strives to know the Sod (secret), i.e. deeper meaning in the Torah.

And in the Talmud (Shabbat 88b): "The Torah is a double edged sword. For those who veer to the right side, it is an elixir of life..." Rashi: "to toil with all of your strength to understand it's 'sod' (inner meaning)"^[4].

1820 is also an amazing signature of G-d in the Torah as we saw previously.

The letter "Aleph" is also associated with "wisdom" as the verse וַֽאֲאַלֶּפְךָ֥ חָכְמָֽה (Job 33:33). Interestingly, when the torah speaks of the dulling effects of eating non-kosher foods, it says וְנִטְמֵתֶ֖ם בָּֽם without the Aleph. The Talmud (Yoma 39a) says this refers to a losing of one's wisdom, a hint that wisdom comes from the Aleph. This matter is extremely deep (heard from R.Shlomo Yehudah, haYenukah)^[2].

Torah - 50 Skip Letters Pattern

The Midrash (Genesis Rabbah 1:1) opens saying G-d first created the Torah and then "gazed into it to create the world". So too, when man gazes into the Torah, he creates supernal forces like Elokim. And in Genesis 3:5 "you will be like Elokim, knowing good and evil", Rashi there brings the Midrash: "Like Elokim - creating worlds".

As known, the Torah was given in the holiday of Shavuot after a 50 day counting of the Omer.

"You shall count until the day after the seventh week, [namely,] the fiftieth day" (Vayikra/Leviticu 23:16)

Amazingly, if we count the 50th letter from the ת in בראשית, we get a ו (vuv).

If we continue to count every 50th letter, we get the word תורה.

Amazingly, this exact same pattern occurs if we count every 50th letter starting from the first ת in the book of Exodus/Shemot, the book recording the giving of the Torah to the Jewish people.

Interestingly, the Lifnei (previous letter) transformation of בראשית has Gematria of 611 (same Gematria as "Torah") as we saw in the "Pi and Genesis" section.

The 2nd Lifnei of בראשית which digs to the root has Gematria of 400 just like the letter ת.

Yisrael

Our sages teach the world was created for Yisrael. For only they would accept on themselves to fulfill the 613 commandments in G-d's Torah.

Interestingly, on the Torah's account of the 7th day of creation, i.e. the Sabbath (end of Genesis 1) which is recited on the friday night Kiddush, the world "Yisrael" is encoded in a 7 letter skip.

The same opening words also have G-d's Name encoded in Roshei Teivot (first letters).

1820 Letter Skip
Another interesting skip discovered by Matityahu Glazerson^[3]:

In the final "yud" of the verse: "you shall guard the Sabbath for it is holy..." (Ex.31:14), an 1820 letter skip gives (1820 is a very special number associated with holiness):
יום שבת תשמור (you shall guard the Sabbath)
And just below there on the Yud of G-d's Name:
כל מצות י-הוה (all the commandments of G-d).
This highlights the Talmudic teaching that the Sabbath is equal to all the commandments.

These skip-letter "torah codes" are a huge field. Sometimes it seems even major current events are encoded. For example, a search for "Bin Laden" reveals a massive 29 letter sequence:

and just below that: "the murderer shall be killed":

A search for the "twin towers" reveals the Hebrew date, 23 Elul, and below: "on that day about 3000 people died (literally:fell)"
(notice the extremely unusual word for died "vayipol" which means "fell")

There definitely appears to be an intentionally encoded message hidden in the Torah. Yet, we cannot use it to predict future events or the like. We cannot say anything other than that the Torah was clearly written by G-d.

Yud and Elokim

The Name of G-d that corresponds to "wisdom" (chochmah) is the Name "Elokim". The judgment and Judge of Heavens and Earth, the Controller and Creator of all math and accurate logic, matter, energy, laws of physics, etc., it is all under "Wisdom" of the Name "Elokim".

As we saw previously, the Hebrew letter which corresponds to "Wisdom" is the letter "Yud". The "Yud" of "Elokim" is also the center letter in the triangle formation of the 28 letters of Genesis 1:1.

Some interesting facts:

The Gematria of Genesis 1:1 = 2701 = 37×73
The Triangle Gematria of Yud (1+2+3..+10):
= י = 55 = exact midpoint between 37 and 73
The Triangle Gematria of Yud spelled out:
= יוד = 10+21+55 = 86 = Gematria of Elokim.
i.e. (1+2+3+4) + (1+2+3+4+5+6) + (1+2+3..+10) = 86
The Triangle Gematria^[5] of "Elokim" = 1201
1201 is the location of the central point of 2701 in a formation of a Triangle of 73 - counting from any of the corners towards the central location!!
The Triangle Gematria of G-d's Name - "E-l" (Aleph-Lamed) = 401 - same as the center word of Genesis 1:1
1201 is the 45th SUPER-PRIME (1201 is the 197th prime and 197 is the 45th prime). This hints that man was given divine powers like Elokim and is the center of creation.
Elokim × Yud × Pi = 86×10×π = 2701.76968...

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Footnotes

[1] Zohar, Beresheit Hakdama return to text
[2] And in the Ramchal's "Path of the Just" ch.11: This is because the forbidden foods bring in Tuma (spiritual contamination) in a person's heart and soul so that the holiness of G-d, blessed be He, departs and withdraws from him. This is also what they stated (Yoma 39a): "'becoming defiled with them' (Vayikra 11:43) - read not ve-nitmetem (that you will be defiled), but ve-nitamtem (that you will become dull-hearted)". For sin dulls a man's heart, causing to depart from him true knowledge and the spirit of wisdom which the Holy One, blessed be He, bestows to the pious, as written "for G-d grants wisdom" (Mishlei 2:6). Thus he is left animal-like and material, sunk in the coarseness of this world. End quote. Regarding the Yenukah on Aleph see the lecture הינוקא הרב שלמה יהודה - 'אאלפך חכמה' - תיקון הבריאה באותיות התורה available online. return to text
[3] from the video "Secret Number 1820 in Bible Code" by Matityahu Glazerson at 6:47 https://youtu.be/coxhCscuGeA?t=414 return to text
[4] 1820=70×26 and as we saw earlier 70 is also the gematria of the letter "Ayin" which means "eye" in Hebrew. For true inner wisdom is connected with seeing of the mind's eye as brought in Likutei Sichot, Balak 5725:
The [initial] point of intellect (nekudat hasechel) is the level of wisdom - but this is only the external of wisdom. For after it (the wisdom) is drawn out and expanded in the grasping of Binah (understanding) and one toils more and delves deeper and ponders in the intellect more and more - then he reaches the inner side of wisdom. This is the matter of the "seeing of wisdom". Namely, it becomes to him "truth of the intellect" (hitamtut hasechel) just like actually seeing something (with his own eyes).. This verifying the truth to its utmost depth is called "seeing [of the mind]".. (hitamtut hachi amuka shenikret bshem re'iyah) end quote.
These two "Chochma" (wisdom) and "Binah" (understanding) are the two higher Sefirot which combine to produce "Daat" true inner knowledge. Interestingly, "Chochma" חכמה (ordinal) = 37 and "VeBinah" ובינה (standard) = 73. There is much to discuss on this. return to text
[5] it is actually the Triangle of Triangle Gematria. so you take אלהי-ם להים הים ים ם and calculate the Triangle Gematria which, for each letter, adds the value of all preceding letters. Interestingly, the Mispar Ne'elam = 441 (Truth).
Likewise for E-l, it is the triangle of triangle Gematria. so you take: א
אבגדהוזחטיכל
and calculate the Triangle Gematria of that = 401 return to text

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