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תולדות (toledot) — pictograph word study

תולדות

Meaning: generations, genealogy, account

Letter by letter — the ancient pictures

ת Tav — value 400
Mark, sign, seal, covenant witness; completion — the last letter, the destination of the alphabet; four hundred — years foretold to Abraham 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 →
ל Lamed — value 30
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →
ד Dalet — value 4
Door, pathway, lowliness (dal — poor, humble); the fourth direction that completes a space 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 →
ת Tav — value 400
Mark, sign, seal, covenant witness; completion — the last letter, the destination of the alphabet; four hundred — years foretold to Abraham letter page →

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