עולם (olam) — pictograph word study
עולם
Meaning: forever, eternity, ancient time
Letter by letter — the ancient pictures
ע Ayin — value 70
Eye, seeing, perception; the spring; seventy — nations of the world, elders of Israel, faces of Torah letter page →
Eye, seeing, perception; the spring; seventy — nations of the world, elders of Israel, faces of Torah 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 →
ל Lamed — value 30
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →
ם 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 →
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