12 LETTER NAME OF GOD - the EXPLICIT NAME
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Title
12 LETTER NAME OF GOD - the EXPLICIT NAME
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Hebrewletters SL
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Painting - Oil On Canvas
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The Twelve Letter Name of God is mentioned in the Priestly blessing:
‘May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) bless you and watch you.
May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) make His face shine on you and be gracious to you.
May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) lift His face to you and give you peace’ (Numbers 6:24-26; Scherman, Nosson and Meir Zlotowitz. 1989. The Complete Art Scroll Siddur. Nusach Ashkenaz. Mesorah Publications, Ltd. 352).
The Bahir - ‘The Explicit [Meporesh] name [Shem] containing 72 letters and Explicit name containing 12 letters was given over by the Blessed Holy One [haKadosh barochu] to [the Angel] Mesmariah, who stands before the Curtain. He gave it to Elijah (2 Kings 2:11) on Mount Carmel (1 Kings 18:20), and with them he ascended and did not taste death’ (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 42-43, 219, #107, #111).
The Bahir - ‘What is the meaning of the verse Numbers 6:24-26, May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) bless you and watch you. May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) make His face shine on you and be gracious to you. May God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) lift His face to you and give you peace.” This is the explicit name of the Blessed Holy One [haKadosh barochu] It is the name containing twelve letters, as it is written, Yud Hey Vav Hey Yud Hey Vav Hey Yud Hey Vav Hey (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir York Beach: Samuel Weiser. #107, #111. 42-3, 219).
The Bahir - Rabbi Ahilai sat and expounded: ‘What is the meaning of the verse God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) is King, God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) was King, God (Yud Hey Vav Hey) will be King forever and ever. [found in Yehi Kavod in any the prayer book]. This is the explicit name ‘Shem Ha MePoresh’ of the Blessed Holy One. It is the name containing twelve letters, as it is written, YHVH YHVH YHVH’
This is the Explicit Name [Shem HaMePoresh, explicit name] for which permission was given that it be permuted and spoken. It is this written regarding the Priestly Blessing. ‘“So shall they put my name upon the people of Israel, and I will bless them” (Numbers 6:27; Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir York Beach: Samuel Weiser. #107, #111. 42-3, 219).
Talmud -
Our Rabbis taught: At first [God’s] 12 letter Name used to be entrusted to all people. When unruly men increased, it was confided to the pious of the priesthood, and these swallowed (pronounced it indistinctly) it during the chanting of their brother priests. It was taught: R. Tarfon said: ‘I once ascended the dais after my mother's brother, and inclined my ear to the High Priest [Cohen Gadol], and heard him swallowing the Name during the chanting of his brother priests (Kiddushin 71a).
The Hebrew Letters featured in this painting are Yud Hey Vav Hey. . Taken together they spell the Four Letter Name of God. Each Hebrew letter has a meaning and a story of its own. Here are a few brief ones concerning the letters in this painting.
YUD is the 10th letter of the Hebrew alphabet, has a numerical value of 10, means HAND, makes a sound like the Y in Year and is a simple point. It is the smallest letter in the alphabet and yet is frequently associated with the very large concept of EMANATION, the highest level in the Four World paradigm of Kabbalah.
Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation divides the Hebrew Letters into 3 categories:
3 mothers - Aleph Mem Shin,
7 doubles - Beit Gimel Dalet Caf Pey Resh Tav
and 12 elementals - Hey Vav Zayin Chet Zayin Tet Zayin Yud Zayin Lamed Nun Samech Ayin Tsade Kuf.
Yud is one of the elementals (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1990. Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 5, 95, 159, 162, 174, 175).
The Soncino Hebrew - English Talmud.
Menachot 29b teaches that the WORLD TO COME was created by use of the letter Yud.
[The writing of the letters] must be ‘kethibah tammah’ [perfect writing]; thus one must not write the… Vav as a Yud or the Yud as a Vav (Shabbat 103b).
[Zayyin Chet Tet Yud Kaf Lamed]: [this sequence teaches,] and if thou doest thus, the Holy One, blessed be He, will sustain[ Zan] thee, be gracious [Hen] unto thee, show goodness [Metiv] to thee, give thee a heritage [Yerushah], and bind a crown [Keter] on thee in the world to come (Shabbat 104a).
Yud has the important job of being the first letter of the Tetragrammaton - Yud Hey Vav Hey. Zohar states that, in this context, the Yud represents the head of all creatures (Zohar. 1984 Tr. Harry Sperling et al. New York: Soncino. 3:130).
The Hebrew letters of the word for husband are Aleph Yud Shin, and for wife, Aleph Shin Hey.
The Yud and Hey form the Divine Name; but if omitted, only Aleph and Shin are left which form the word Esh, fire (Sotah 17a).
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If you enter meditation and the Yud comes to you, ask Yud a question and wait for the answer. Amazing results. The
Yud is also capable of taking you anywhere in the Universe. Give it a try and let me know the results.
HEY is the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet and has a numerical value of 5, means BEHOLD and is constructed of a Dalet and a Yud, makes a sound like the H in Happy. Hey appears twice in the Yud Hey Vav Hey Name of God.
The numerical value of the Hey is five, alluding to the five names of the soul Nephesh, Ruach, Neshama, Chaya, Yechidah (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 19).
What is the purpose of the Hey? It is a throne for the Zayin, It is written “for one above the other watches” (Ecclesiastes 5:7) (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 19).
Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation divides the Hebrew Letters into 3 categories:
3 mothers - Aleph Mem Shin,
7 doubles - Beit Gimel Dalet Caf Pey Resh Tav
and 12 elementals - Hey Vav Zayin Chet Zayin Tet Zayin Yud Zayin Lamed Nun Samech Ayin Tsade Kuf.
Hey is one of the elementals (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1990. Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 5, 95, 159, 162, 174, 175).
The Soncino Hebrew - English Talmud -
The word ‘Behebaram’ in Genesis 2:4, is usually translated “When they were created. In the Torah scroll the Hey in this word drew attention to itself by being smaller than the rest of the letters in the scroll. What significance did this have for the word ’Behebaram’? If this word could be translated WITH A Hey HE CREATED THEM, then that would mean that God created this world by means of the Hey. God did this because the Hey is closed on 3 sides and open on the 4th. This allows those who wish to deviate from the right path to get out through the open 4th side. On the left there is a little space between the leg and the roof. That is there to allow anyone who wishes to repent, to return through that small (Menachot 29b).
The Hebrew letters of the word for husband are Aleph Yud Shin, and for wife, Aleph Shin Hey.
The Yud and Hey form the Divine Name; but if omitted, only Aleph and Shin are left which form the word Esh, fire (Sotah 17a).
Zohar -
The heavens “are the totality of twenty-two letters”. The letter Hey produced the heavens to give them life and to water them and the earth
(Zohar 1984. Tr. Harry Sperling et al. New York: Soncino. 1:30a).
Hey is the beginning of the Yud Hey Vav Hey meditation. One descends through the Hey, passes through the Vav [sometimes leaving the body safely in the care of the Vav] and continues descending through the second Hey. This an extremely powerful meditation.
VAV is the 6th letter, has a numerical value of 6, is constructed of a single vertical line, means HOOK and makes a sound like the V in Victory. When used as a vowel, Vav can sound like a long `o’ or a long `u.’ Translated it means AND. It is the GREAT CONNECTOR. Vav appears in the Four Letter name of God - Yud Hey Vav Hey.
“VAV is the sound if beiing joined. And VAV is a the sound of and. One and another” (Kushner, Lawrence. 1990. The Book of Letters: Sefer Otiyot. Woodstock: Jewish Lights Publishing. 35).
What does the letter VAV resemble? It is alluded to in the verse “He spreads out light like a garment” (Psalms 104:5). For VAV is nothing other than six directions [ east, west, north south, up and down]? (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 30).
The 6 Sephirot represented by the Vav are - Chesed, Gevura, Tiferet, Netzach, Hod, Yesod (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1979. Tr. The Bahir. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 146-172).
Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation divides the Hebrew Letters into 3 categories:
3 mothers - Aleph Mem Shin,
7 doubles - Beit Gimel Dalet Caf Pey Resh Tav
and 12 elementals - Hey Vav Zayin Chet Zayin Tet Zayin Yud Zayin Lamed Nun Samech Ayin Tsade Kuf.
Vav is one of the elementals (Kaplan, Aryeh. 1990. Sefer Yetzirah. The Book of Creation. York Beach: Samuel Weiser. 5, 95, 159, 162, 174, 175).
Zohar.
The first word in Torah is Bereshit which t means IN A BEGINNING. If you divide Bereshit into bara and sheet it means HE CREATED SIX [sheet is 6 in Aramaic] Six what? The 6 days in which creation was completed? (Zohar . 1984 Tr. Harry Sperling et al. New York: Soncino. 1:3b. 13).
“A sign of life is only contained in a sign of truth, which is the Vav “ (Zohar . 1984 Tr. Harry Sperling et al. New York: Soncino. 1:241b).
When used as a vowel, Vav can sound like a long `o’ or a long `u.’ Translated it means AND. It is the GREAT CONNECTOR. Vav appears in the Four Letter name of God - Yud Hey Vav Hey
“VAV is the sound of beiing joined. And VAV is a the sound of and. One and another” (Kushner, Lawrence. 1990. The Book of Letters: Sefer Otiyot. Woodstock: Jewish Lights Publishing. 35).
In meditation, the Vav is a place where you can leave your body in order to descend to a deeper place.
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