The K sound in the middle of “Hanukkah” comes from the Hebrew letter Kaf. As it’s written in Hebrew, Kaf has a dot called a dagesh in the center of the letter, which “in Hebrew is ...

Yud (י) – The smallest letter, indicative of the infinitesimal point of divine essence in all. Kaf (כ, ך) – Crowns potential, urging realization and manifestation.

The Academy of the Hebrew Language announced that a mirror image of the letter Tzadi would be added to the alphabet to spell out a 'Ch.' It quickly clarified that the announcement was an April ...

A new letter has joined the Hebrew alphabet, the Academy of the Hebrew Language (AHL) announced on Monday in a post on X (formerly Twitter), in what is assumed to be an April Fool's joke. The new ...

The shape of the Hebrew letter “bet,” the first letter in the Torah, is shown to resemble a human being with an outstretched arm and an open hand: “I beseech you — asking for empathy ...

Although yod is the smallest Hebrew letter (similar to the Greek iota ı),** its ancient form was much larger, looking more like yad “hand” (from shoulder to middle finger).

The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter (2023) by Izzy Pludwinski is published by Brandeis University Press and is available online and in bookstores. We hope you enjoyed this article!

Hebrew letters have corresponding numerical values, and “yud,” as the 10th letter of the aleph-bet, means 10. And “Midnights” just so happens to be Swift’s 10th album. Kirschen suggests ...

“A truly beautiful letter,” writes Izzy Pludwinski in his book “The Beauty of the Hebrew Letter” (Brandeis University Press, 2023), “will possess a dynamism, an internal lifeforce.” The book ...