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צל (tzel) — pictograph word study

צל

Meaning: shadow, shade, protection

Letter by letter — the ancient pictures

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 →
ל Lamed — value 30
Learning, teaching, the shepherd's staff and ox-goad; aspiration — the tallest letter, the tower of the alphabet letter page →

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