מצוה (mitzvah) — pictograph word study
מצוה
Meaning: commandment, precept, charge
Letter by letter — the ancient pictures
מ Mem — value 40
Water, flow, womb, source; forty — the number of testing and transformation (flood, Sinai, wilderness) letter page →
Water, flow, womb, source; forty — the number of testing and transformation (flood, Sinai, wilderness) letter page →
צ Tsadi — value 90
Righteousness (tzedek), the righteous one (tzaddik); the hunter's hook turned to holy pursuit; ninety — Sarah's age at Isaac's promise letter page →
Righteousness (tzedek), the righteous one (tzaddik); the hunter's hook turned to holy pursuit; ninety — Sarah's age at Isaac's promise letter page →
ו Vav — value 6
Connection, and-ness; the nail that joins; six — the number of man (created day six) and of physical space (six directions) letter page →
Connection, and-ness; the nail that joins; six — the number of man (created day six) and of physical space (six directions) letter page →
ה Heh — value 5
Breath, revelation, behold!; the lightest letter — being itself; the definite article that makes anything 'the' letter page →
Breath, revelation, behold!; the lightest letter — being itself; the definite article that makes anything 'the' letter page →