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Ancient Hebrew Language and Alphabet

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Mah<br />

Appendix A – <strong>Alphabet</strong> Reconstruction<br />

Pictographic (form): The <strong>Ancient</strong> picture is , waves<br />

of water.<br />

Mnemonic (meaning): Sea -- a large body of water;<br />

Chaos -- from the storms of the sea; Mighty, Massive --<br />

from the size of the sea; Who, What, When, Where, Why,<br />

How -- the sea is the place of the unknown representing<br />

any unknown thing; Blood, Grape Juice -- as liquids.<br />

Syllabic (name): The <strong>Hebrew</strong> letter ~m / mem is from the<br />

word ~ym / mayim meaning waters <strong>and</strong> is the plural form<br />

of the two letter word hm / mah.<br />

Phonetic (sound): <strong>Hebrew</strong>, Greek <strong>and</strong> Arabic agree that<br />

the sound for this letter is "m".<br />

Nun<br />

Pictographic (form): The <strong>Ancient</strong> picture is , a seed<br />

sprout.<br />

Mnemonic (meaning): Continue, Perpetuate -- The seed<br />

perpetuates or continues the plant generation after<br />

generation; Offspring, Heir -- the perpetuation of the<br />

father through his children.<br />

Syllabic (name): The Modern <strong>Hebrew</strong> <strong>and</strong> Arabic name<br />

for this letter is !n / nun meaning to continue or perpetuate.<br />

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