Myrbdl Myrpomh Ha’Misparim La’Debarim The Numbers of the Words by Craig Wm. Peters
Psalm 42: Revealing Revealing “I Am That I Am,” Am,” the Living Elohim Elohim
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first song of B OOK TWO? Yes! The Psalms Psalms are divided into five, separate books: BOOK O NE, BOOK TWO, BOOK THREE, BOOK FOUR , and BOOK FIVE.
And BOOK TWO begins with Psalm 42. Since the ordering and numbering of Tehillim, or the Psalms, is inspired, there is a purpose for each of the psalms having been placed at a particular place in the the sequence of 150 songs. In this ongoing series of of studies, many remarkable instances of these inspired number connections have been noted so we will not take the time to recount the evidence revealed in the Spirit and documented thus far. However, it was previously shown shown that the the Book of Tehillim/Psalms Tehillim/Psalms is divided into five parts—each of which corresponds to the Five Books of Mosheh, the joining us, we we show this Torah —what some call the Pentateuch. For those recently joining five-part division once again: • BOOK O NE: • BOOK TWO: • BOOK THREE: • BOOK FOUR : • BOOK FIVE:
B’reshit: The Genesis Book: Shemot: The Exodus Book: Vayyikra: The Leviticus Book: Bemidbar: The Numbers Book: The Deuteronomy Book: Debarim:
Psalms 1 – 41 Psalms 42 – 72 Psalms 73 – 89 Psalms 90 – 106 Psalms 107 – 150
Readers are referred to the Companion Bible for E.W. Bullinger’s additional comments on this matter as he shows s hows much evidence of the connection between the Five Books of 1 the Torah and the Five Books of the Psalms. Since this division is openly noted in the Hebrew Tanak/Bible, many English translations will have “B OOK O NE” as a major heading above Psalm 1, “BOOK TWO” as the heading above Psalm 42, “BOOK THREE” will be prominently seen just above Psalm 73, and so on. Unfortunately, some translations do not include these inspired and instructive divisions so, in those cases, no special headings will be seen. The subject of our study, Psalm 42, is the very first psalm of B OOK TWO —the book which corresponds to the Book of Exodus, or in Hebrew, Shemot . But why is this this psalm the first song of BOOK TWO? In Hebrew, Hebrew, the word “Shem/ “Shem/ MS” means “name,” while “Shemot/ twmS” means “names,” being the plural of “ MS/Shem/name.” In the Hebrew Scriptures, the Book of Exodus is called Shemot ; this is so because Exodus 1:1 begins with the phrase, “These are the names:” 1
These notes are seen at the beginning of each book of the psalms as well as within the numerous notes which Mr. Bullinger provides in in the margins. See page 720-722 of the Companion Bible , along with pages 759-760, 789, 809-810, and 826-827.
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twmS hla shemot (the) names
eleh These (are)
We now present Psalm 42 before progressing further into the the study.
BOOK TWO Tehillim 42 Maschil for the sons sons of Korach
1 As the deer pants upon the streams of water, so pants my being to You, Elohim. 2 My being thirsts for Elohim, for the living El: when shall I come, and I will see the face of Elohim? 3 My tears have been my bread by day and night, while they say to me all the day, “Where is your Elohim?” 4 These things I remember r emember and have poured out my being within me: how I passed along with the multitude, how I went on with them to the House of Elohim, with the voice of joy and praise, a multitude keeping a festival. 5 Why are you cast down, my being, and are disquieted within me? Hope in Elohim; Elohim; for I shall yet praise Him, for the 2 deliverance of His face/presence. 6 My Elohim, my being is cast down within me; therefore do I 3 remember You from the land of the Yarden, and the Hermons, from Mount Mitzar. 7 Deep calls to deep at the sound of Your waterfalls; all Your waves and Your breakers have gone over me. 8 By day hwhy commands His chesed, and in the night His song shall be with me, a prayer unto the El of my life. 9 I will say to El, My Rock, why have You forgotten me? Why do I go mourning because of the oppression of the enemy? 10 As with a crushing in my bones, my adversaries reproach me, while they say to me all the day, “Where is your Elohim?” 11 Why are you cast down, my being, and why are you disquieted within me? Hope in Elohim; for I shall yet praise Him, the deliverance of my face, and my Elohim. tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
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(a reference to the Birkat Kohanim Kohanim, the Aaronic Blessing Blessing, Numbers 6:22-27) (i.e., the Jordan river)
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While it will not be immediately apparent, the Spirit reveals, r eveals, in some measure, why Psalm 42 is Psalm 42 and why hwhy chose this number to open the Shemot/Exodus Book of Tehillim. Although Shemot begins with the words, “ These are the names of 4 directly reveal the the sons of Yisrael, who came into Egypt ” —this phrase does not directly most important name which is more greatly revealed through the many events that took place before, during, and and after the exodus of Yisrael from Egypt Egypt (as recorded in the 5 Book of Exodus). For it was the Name revealed to Mosheh at the burning bush, the Name above all names names, the Name of hwhy, that would show forth His immense power 6 in delivering the nation of Yisrael from some 400 years of hard bondage in Egypt. And it was the Name above all names that was more greatly revealed to Mosheh 7 during His 80 days of prayer and fasting on Mount Sinai. It is in honor of this great nd Name that Psalm 42 is set forth, not only as the 42 song in the Psalter, but as the very first song in BOOK TWO, the Exodus Book . The Revelation Made to Mosheh at the Burning Bush Mosheh was called by hwhy to reveal His great Name to Yisrael in a new and living way: the people would see the love and power of of Elohim in subduing the mighty mighty nation of Mitzrayim/Egypt; they would see His love and power in the dividing of Yam Suf (the Sea of Reeds); they would see His love and power in the thundering of the Torah from Mount Sinai; and they would see His love and power in the provision of manna from heaven and water to drink in the desert. After hwhy saw Mosheh had turned aside to see the burning bush, it was only then that 8 He spoke to the shepherd in the Arabian Arabian desert/wilderness. May we never fail to turn 9 aside to see and to study the splendors of hwhy revealed in His creation. This is not worshipping nature (as some will charge) provided we are ascribing greatness to hwhy as the Creator. His Word provides very very clear indications indications hwhy wishes to speak to us 10 through His handiwork. When hwhy appeared to Mosheh, the shepherd of Midian was directed to go to Egypt and bring forth Yisrael Yisrael out of bondage. Mosheh then questioned Elohim regarding His Name: 13 And Mosheh said to Elohim, Behold, when I come to the children of Yisrael, and shall say to them, The Elohim of your fathers has sent me to you; and they will say to me, What is His Name? What shall I say to them? 14 And Elohim said to Mosheh, Mosheh, I Am that I Am: and He said, Thus you shall say to the children of Yisrael, I Am has sent me to you. Shemot/Exodus 3:14-15 4
Exodus 1:1 Exodus 3 6 Exodus 9:16 7 Exodus 24:12-18, 34:1-35 8 Exodus 3:3-4 9 While we are especially commanded to do this each Shabbat, it is never forbidden on any day! 10 Exodus 20:11, Job 38-39, 40:15-41:34, Psalm 19:1-6, Proverbs 6:6-8, 30:18-19, 24-28, Romans 1:18-21, 1Corinthians 11:14-15 5
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In Hebrew, the phrase “I Am that I Am,” looks like this:
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hyha rSa hyha I Am
that
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= Ayeh asher Ayeh = I Am that I Am
I Am
I Am
Only hwhy can say “hyha”, that is: “I (
that
I Am
a ) Am ( hyh ):”
Only He can say “I (ever) Exist,” 11 for He alone possesses immortality. And this reveals the most basic basic meaning of His Name: When His worshippers refer to hwhy by His Name, the ALEPH ( a )—the Hebrew prefix meaning “I”—becomes a YOD ( y )—the Hebrew prefix meaning “He.” This gives us the Name of “ hwhy”—the Name which means, “He ( y ) is/will be ( hwh ).” So the Name of hwhy literally 12 means, “ He is.” is.” hwhy is the ever living, ever existing Elohim. Having established from Scripture itself some of the meaning and importance of the 13 Name of hwhy, we close this section by establishing the misparim for the phrase “I 14 Am that I Am.” We obtain the misparim value for this phrase as follows: ←
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hyha rSa hyha I Am
that
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I Am
543 = (5) h + (10) y + (5) h +
( 1)
a
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= Ayeh asher Ayeh = I Am that I Am I Am
+ (200)
r
that
+ (300)
I Am
S + ( 1) a
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+ (5)
h + (10) y
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+ (5)
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h + ( 1) a
We will not only see why the number n umber 543 is a value of such stunning significance, but will soon discover why Psalm 42 opens BOOK TWO —the Shemot/Exodus Book of the Psalms. The Numerical Relationship Between “I Am That I Am” and the Prophet Mosheh In Hebrew, the name of Mosheh/ hSm has the following misparim value: ←
345 =
(5) h + (300) S + (40) m
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hSm = Mosheh = Moses
But if the number 345 is reversed , notice we return, once more, to the number 543— the misparim of the Hebrew phrase, “I Am that I Am.” It is both amazing amazing and inspired that these two numbers numbers are the reversal of each other: 345 and 543 are what some people call the mirror image of each other. Consequently, we we can safely say “543”— the One who states of Himself “I Am that I Am,” the ever-existent, ever- existent, immutable Elohim—called “345” (Mosheh) (Mosheh) to further reveal His Name and His His Torah. And yet, there is still more. We are further blessed to see that, if the the Hebrew letters which which compose the name of Mosheh ( hSm) are written in the reverse order , we obtain the Hebrew word “ha’Shem” ( MSh)—a word which translates into the phrase meaning m eaning “the Name.” For those who are in the beginning beginning stages of learning learning Hebrew, we further 11
1Timothy 1:16 Hebrews 11:6, Psalm 9:10 13 Job 26:14, Malachi 3:16, Romans 11:33 14 Readers may refer to the charts at the end of the study to confirm all calculated values and to see for themselves how relatively easy it is to derive these inspired numbers—interrelated numbers—interrelated and interwoven throughout the Scriptures. 12
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explain that while m (MEM) and M (MEM) look different , they are still the same Hebrew letter. The latter M EM (M) is called the “M EM SOFEET” because its original form is altered whenever it takes the last position in a Hebrew Hebrew word. Having the same three Hebrew letters, the misparim for the word/phrase, “the Name” ( MSh / ha’Shem) is, of course, equivalent to the misparim of Mosheh:
345 =
(40) M + (300) S + (5) h
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MSh = ha’Shem = “the Name”
Given the ministry of Mosheh was inspired to more greatly reveal the Name of hwhy, we assert it is beyond the amazing to realize that the reversal of his name is “ha’Shem/MSh”—the Hebrew word word which means “the Name.” And once more, more, we are given great blessings of encouragement upon realizing the Sovereign Hand of —so often hidden to us in our human frailty and shortsighted, shortsighted, mortal vision—is hwhy —so 15 16 nevertheless there whether it abides seen or unseen. His ways are past finding out, 17 even as the shaliach Sha’ul wrote: 32 For Elohim has has shut up all all in unbelief, unbelief, in order that He might show mercy to all. 33 O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of Elohim! How unsearchable are His judgments, and His ways past finding out! Romans 11:32-33 18
There are numerous other connections to be made m ade with the numbers 543 and 345, and these are relationships which can be nothing less than inspired by the Sovereign Hand of the One whose Mind possesses infinite wisdom and foreknowledge, and whose heart is filled with infinite love and kindness. Why Does BOOK T WO WO of the Psalms Begin With Tehillim 42? The numerical structure seen in the phrase, “ I “ I Am that I Am,” Am,” shows us why Psalm 42 opens the Shemot/Exodus Book of Tehillim. Note the pattern pattern of forty-twos forty-twos which are revealed in the phrase “ I Am that I Am:” ←
(pv)
84 = 42
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2
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21
42
5 10 5 1
20 21 1
5 10 5
21 1
5 10 5 1
200 300 1
5 10 5
1
hyha rSa hyha = Ayeh asher Ayeh 543 = 21 501 21 ======================================== (fv) 627 = 42 543 42 (mv)
I Am
that
I Am
1. The first line of numbers shows the place value (pv) of each of the three words. Notice there is a 21 on on either side of 42 and that that 21 + 21 = 42. This gives us forty-two 15
Mosheh was named by a pagan princess of Mitzrayim/Egypt! Exodus 2:1-10 Psalm 145:3, Romans 11:33 17 (i.e., apostle; literally, “sent one”) 18 See the study “The Prophet Mosheh and the Name of :” 16
http://www.scribd.com/doc/ http://www .scribd.com/doc/23092363/The-Prophet23092363/The-Prophet-Mosheh-and-NameMosheh-and-Name-of-YHWH of-YHWH
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the place values for the phrase “I Am around forty-two. forty-two. Of course, the total sum of the that I Am” is 84. And we note that 84 is the product of 42 and 2: 42 x 2 = 84.
So the place value (pv) of the phrase “ I Am that I Am” is pulsating with the number 42! 2. The second line of numbers shows the misparim value (mv) of each of the three words. Notice there is a 21 on either side of 501. 501. Since 21 + 21 21 = 42, this this gives us a total of 42 around/surrounding 501. The total total sum of the misparim values for the phrase “I Am that I Am” (as previously previously seen) is 543. 3. The third line of numbers shows s hows the full value (fv) of each of the three words. Notice there is a forty-two a forty-two on either side of the 543. The total sum of the full values (fv) of this phrase is 627. 19
Thus, through the phrase “ I Am that I Am” wisdom is calling aloud that we might hear and ponder the number number 42. And we believe this this explains a major reason behind why the Spirit has inspired Tehillim 42 to be the opening song for B OOK TWO, the 20 Exodus Book of the Psalms. And because of this, we we also believe hwhy is using Psalm 42 to call our attention to more of the meaning behind His descriptive revelation: “I Am that I Am”—the One who begins to reveal more of Himself to Mosheh, to Yisrael, and to the world in chapter 3 of Shemot/Exodus (as well as throughout the entire account of Exodus). I Am That I Am: Am: The Living Elohim Elohim The phrase, “I Am that I Am,” reveals to us that
hwhy is the Living Elohim:
He is, He was, and He is to come.
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His sovereign working is in the present , His sovereign working is in the past , and His 22 sovereign working will be manifested still more and more, for f or every eye to see, in the future. hwhy is the One who will ultimately prevail over all evil and He will fulfill His 23 plans and purposes—regardless of who who opposes Him. His hearing ears and seeing 24 eyes will result in punishment upon the lawless while great rewards will be given to all those who seek Him and who walk in in His ways. While hwhy is All-Loving, He sees and knows all things; and His nature requires Him to recompense those who work 25 iniquity. But iniquity is the result of a perverted spiritual thirst. We will ponder more on this momentarily.
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Proverbs 1:20-23, 8:1-5 Psalm 42 – Psalm 72 21 Revelation 1:4, 8 22 Revelation 1:7-8 23 Proverbs 21:30, Isaiah 46:9-10, Ephesians 1:11 24 Proverbs 15:3, Hebrews 4:13 25 Exodus 34:7, Numbers 14:18 20
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Writing by the Spirit, the psalmist speaks in Tehillim 42 to emphasize his thirst for the Living Elohim: As the deer pants upon upon the streams of water, water, so pants my being to You, Elohim. 2 My being thirsts for Elohim, for the living living El: when shall I come? and I will see the face of Elohim. Psalm 42:1-2 The writer of this song expresses here a great truth: our thirst for life—our thirst for what makes us really live —can only be answered in the Presence of the Most High. High. When we physically thirst it is not only very real, but it is impossible to forget, to dismiss from one’s mind: it is something something that is always there. And water is the only answer. Yet such is the case in the the spiritual realm: spiritual thirst thirst is not only very real, but it is impossible to forget; it is something something that is always there. And the Presence of hwhy is the only answer. Not realizing this, the the unbeliever will seek for nearly nearly anything to satisfy a spiritual thirst that can only be answered by his or her Creator. This is an instinctive thirst for life, yet true life only comes forth from the Living Elohim. The Spirit emphasizes this to us, us, once more, with the words words of the prophets Eliyahu/Elijah and Elisha. When these men spoke truth in the Name of hwhy, they proclaimed, “As hwhy of Hosts lives!” Then said Eliyahu, Lives of Hosts , before whom I stand! Today, will I show myself to him. 1Kings 18:15 Then said Elisha, Lives of Hosts , before whom I stand! Were it not that, the countenance of Yahoshaphat, king of Yahudah, I would lift up, I would neither look look at you, nor see you. you. 2Kings 3:14
But behold the misparim for this declaration declaration made by the two prophets! prophets! The misparim value of this phrase is 543, precisely matching the misparim value for “I Am that I Am!” ←
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543 = twabu hwhy yx = 400 6 1 2
90
Tse-ba-ot
499
5
6 5 10
Lives YHWH Tsebaot! Translated: “ As YHWH of Hosts Lives! ”
10 8
YHWH
Chai
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Here we see the misparim (543) for the words spoken by Eliyahu and Elisha precisely matching the misparim for the declaration made by hwhy that He ever lives and ever works to establish His Sovereign will! But remember, “I Am that I Am” also has a to us that the One who who declares “ I “ I Am misparim of 543. So the Spirit is emphasizing to that I Am,” Am,” is also the Living Elohim: the reality of all that He is overrides past,present, and future. That He is called “ hwhy Tse-ba-ot / of Hosts,” means He 7
wields sovereign control over all the host/armies of heaven, and earth, and under the 26 earth: And all the inhabitants inhabitants of the earth are are reputed as nothing; and He does according to His will in the army of heaven, and among the inhabitants of the earth; and none can stay His hand, or say to Him, “What are You doing? Daniel 4:35 That He is the Living Elohim is further proclaimed in/through Psalm 42. Thus, the Spirit has truly inspired this marvelous connection between “I Am that I Am,” the Living Elohim, and Tehillim 42. Thirsting for the Living Elohim So hwhy states of of Himself: “I Am that I Am.” His sovereign working is in the present , His sovereign working is in the past , and His sovereign working will be increasingly manifested in the future: Of the increase of His Government and of peace there shall be no end. Isaiah 9:7
hwhy is the One who will ultimately prevail over all evil and He will fulfill His plans 27
and purposes—regardless of the opposition. In light of this, there is one question the reader might personally ponder: “What is the wisdom behind opposing the King of the Universe?” Since iniquity is the result of a perverted spiritual hunger and thirst, we see 28 today’s masses following after the things of the world. Yet pursuing the things of this world in complete disregard for Elohim is much like those who are thirsty turning aside to drink salt water: Instead of quenching their thirst, it only leaves them more insatiable; they are thirstier still. Through the prophet Jeremiah, hwhy said it like this: Thus says hwhy , What unrighteousness unrighteousness have your fathers found in Me, that that they have gone gone far from Me, and have followed after emptiness emptiness and have become empty?” Jeremiah 2:5
Those who have reached the heights of great success in this world are a witness to all that, after attaining to such pinnacles, there is still still much emptiness. Famous movie stars “have it all,” or so it seems, but have they found true fulfillment? With lives in such disarray (and sometimes in complete shambles), much evidence indicates that a great many of their number have still not found whatever it is their hearts are longing 29 for. Whether one’s success is measured financially, financially, politically, or socially, many of those who bask in the abundance of such things make it painfully evident that a great 26
Genesis 2:1, 32:1-2, Joshua 5:14-15 Isaiah 8:10, Psalm 10:16 28 Jeremiah 2:5, Matthew 6:31-32, 1John 2:15-17 29 (i.e., in fame and popularity) 27
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emptiness still abides in the heart. They have followed after vanity vanity and have become vain; they have followed followed after emptiness and have become empty. Even King Solomon—who had 700 wives and 300 concubines—was still not fulfilled by this number of women. And so, he would later write: write: What my soul still seeks, yet I have not found: one man out of a thousand, I have found, but a woman among all these, I have not found. Ecclesiastes 7:28 30
Even with 1000 women, King Solomon still did not find true fulfillment. fulfillment. Yet why is it that people do not find fulfillment in the things they so readily pursue to obtain a life of peace and contentedness? contentedness? Why is there still emptiness? People will never find fulfillment apart from finding it in the Most High. This is so because we have been made by a Creator, and hwhy has formed us so that we cannot be be at rest until that rest and fulfillment have been found in Him. Only in His Presence will we find the ultimate rest and fulfillment which all humans crave. Even though the great great majority seek for this contentedness in all the wrong places, those who know hwhy have learned through experience that such blessings of peace and fulfillment are only to be had in His Presence: My being finds rest in Elohim alone; From Him is my deliverance. Psalm 62:1, ISRV And in another psalm we read, Return to your rest, O my my soul, for hwhy has dealt bountifully with you. Psalm 116:7
Through Yeshayahu, hwhy spoke of the strength and the peace which can only be found by continually returning to find rest in His Presence: For thus says the Sovereign hwhy , the Set Apart One One of Yisrael: In returning and rest you shall be saved; in quietness and in confidence shall be your strength. But you would not. Isaiah 30:15
There is nothing like continually returning to hwhy, continually bowing before Him 31 and resting in His Presence. This is true rest , yet it is the one thing that most people—including many believers—will not do. But blessed are those who have learned hwhy is their only Source of life life and strength: the quietude, peace, peace, and faith based confidence we need need for life and living are found nowhere other than in His very Presence. The apostle Sha’ul said it like this: 30 31
(700 wives and 300 concubines, 1Kings 11:3) Psalm 46:10
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… for in Him we live, and move, and have our being; Acts 17:28 Only in hwhy do we truly live; only in Him do we truly find rest; and only in Him may we reach our fullest potential potential in this lifetime. The Messiah came to bring life life and 32 immortality to light through the Good News, and He further directs us to find our rest in through following Him:
hwhy
28 Come unto Me, all you that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. 29 Take My yoke upon you, and learn of Me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and and you shall find rest for your 33 souls. 30 For My yoke is easy, and My burden is light. Matthew 11:28-30 tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
So what does it mean to to thirst for the Living Elohim? Everyone has a hunger and thirst which are unquenchable apart from abiding in a proper relationship with hwhy. This hunger and thirst are only answered in Him. We must find our peace, rest, r est, and joy in Elohim because, like it or not, not, hwhy designed us so that He is our only Source of those essential, life-giving requirements. Only in hwhy is our soul at rest. Only in Him do we we live and move and have have our being. Only in Him do we find the fulfillment that nothing else can provide. In Tehillim 42, we read of the psalmist’s thirst for the Living Elohim: As the deer pants upon upon the streams of water, water, so pants my being to You, Elohim. 2 My being thirsts for Elohim, for the living El: When shall I come? come? And I will see the face of Elohim. Psalm 42:1-2
In Hebrew, the phrase “ My being thirsts for for Elohim, for the living living El,” appears as follows: ←
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yx lal Myhlal yspn hamu
living
for El
for Elohim
my soul
thirsts
And some of the Hebrew number values associated with this phrase are shown below:
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2Timothy 1:10 To read more of this Yoke of the Messiah, see the following study: http://www.scribd.com/doc/ http://www .scribd.com/doc/49181380/The-Yoke-of49181380/The-Yoke-of-Fasting-Deri Fasting-Derived-Meekness-and-H ved-Meekness-and-Humility umility
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(pv) 195 =
18
25
10 8
12
10 8
30
53
62
37
1 12
13
10 5
12 1
12
10 21 17 14
5
1 30
40
10 5
30 1
30
10 300 80 50
5
1 13 18
yx lal Myhlal yspn hamu (mv) 771 =
18
61
116
440
1 40 90
136
But what does it mean to thirst for Elohim? And how do we stir up such a thirst? It seems we live in days of spiritual spiritual helplessness. Few understand the dynamic dynamic between the fact that hwhy is Sovereign and the need to pray. His will shall shall be fully accomplished—regardless of anything anything man does or does not do. But because of this, some falsely reason, reason, “Why pray?” While the Hand of hwhy is not limited, He does wait to act until His Spirit can move on the hearts of those whose zeal burns for His Name’s sake. So when hwhy wills to do something, to bring something to pass, He will cause His Spirit to move on and within the heart, mind, and life of those whose lives work to bring honor honor to the Most High, High, blessed be His Name. Those are the believers who continually continually pray and who learn more of His will by abiding abiding in the Presence of hwhy. These are the believers who know: know: His Presence is our greatest need, need, and everything we need is in His Presence.
eSwhy the Messiah said it like this: But seek first the Kingdom Kingdom of Elohim, and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you. Matthew 6:33
If our spiritual needs are met in His Presence, then the Spirit of hwhy is fulfilling our greatest needs; and His sovereignty will see to meeting our needs in the physical realm. Concern over the physical things often keeps people from seeking their all-important, 34 spiritual needs. Young believers need to have greater manifestations of His Spirit, and the evidence of that Presence rightly stirs their their zeal to do great things for the Kingdom. But as we mature, hwhy withdraws the need for such feelings because He wants us to learn how to stir up ourselves—how to stir up our zeal regardless of feelings and regardless of any circumstance, whether good good or bad. Speaking to the recognized recognized leaders of His day, the Mashiach said to them: 25 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full from extortion and excess. 26 You blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and of the platter, that the outside thereof may become clean also. Matthew 23:25-26 34
Matthew 6:32, Mark 4:19
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What was it that these men could have done to affect such an inner cleansing? cleansing? For according to the words of eSwhy, there was something they needed to do on their part to bring about the needed inner cleansing. cleansing. There was something they needed to personally initiate: “The ball was in their court,” court,” as we say in the States. Writing to Timothy, Sha’ul instructed the young leader, For which cause I remind you to stir up the gift of Elohim that is in you through the laying on of my hands … 2Timothy 1:6
What was it that Timothy needed to do to stir up his thirst for Elohim, to stir up the gift that was within him? Scripture indicates that we we stir up our zeal, and we stir stir up our thirst for Elohim, as we experience physical thirst during times of prayer and fasting. f asting. Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness r ighteousness will more fully manifest that spiritual hunger and thirst during, through, and because of times set apart for fasting with prayer. Fasting and prayer also purify purify our hearts and minds, cleansing cleansing the inside of the cup and of the platter so that the Spirit of hwhy is able to more fully abide in His 35 36 temple. Fasting and prayer break up the fallow f allow ground, preparing our heart for the Presence of hwhy to be made known more fully. When eSwhy spoke of hungering and thirsting for righteousness, He was referring to nothing less than prayer and fasting: Blessed are those who hunger hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they they shall be satisfied. Matthew 5:6
And this takes us back to the words of Psalm 42. Notice that 136 is the misparim value for the word translated “thirsts:” ←
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136 = (5) h + (1) a + (40) m + (90) u = hamu = thirsts37
Yet this is also the misparim value for the Hebrew word “fast/fasting:” ←
(mv)
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Mwu/tsōme, meaning ←
136 = (5) + h + (40) m + (6) w + (90) u = Mwu = tsōme = fast/fasting 38
The Spirit confirming that faith without works is dead; the physical hunger and thirst 39 we encounter during times of prayer and fasting f asting is the evidence of the spiritual hunger and thirst that we acknowledge can only be answered in the Presence of hwhy 40 and by the impartation of His Spirit thus obtained. For the One who stated “I Am 35
1Corinthians 3:16, 6:19, 2Corinthians 6:16 Hosea 10:12 37 Psalm 42:2 38 James 2:17-28 39 Hebrew 11:1 40 For more on prayer and fasting, see these studies: http://www.scribd.com/doc/49202810/ http://www. scribd.com/doc/49202810/Some-of-theSome-of-the-Major-Spiritual Major-Spiritual-Principles-Principles-Behind-Fasti Behind-Fasting ng 36
http://www.scribd.com/doc/ http://www .scribd.com/doc/49181380/The-Yoke-of49181380/The-Yoke-of-Fasting-Deri Fasting-Derived-Meekness-and-H ved-Meekness-and-Humility umility
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that I Am” is the Living Elohim and the Fountain of Living Waters. The Mashiach teaches us that, in Him, we shall s hall be continually satisfied with the rivers of Living Water that flow forth in the the Spirit/Ruach. This blessing will come upon upon those who 42 abide in His Presence, through prayer, and who meditate on His Torah: He that believes on on Me, as the Scripture Scripture has said, “From his innermost being shall flow rivers of living water. John 7:38
, He is the Elohim! Elohim! Recall (as seen above) the place value of “I Am that I Am” is 84: ←
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hyha rSa hyha I Am
that
I Am
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that
I Am ←
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(5) h + (10) y + (5) h + (1) a = (20) r + (21) S + (1) a = that (5) h + (10) y + (5) h + (1) a =
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I Am I Am
When hwhy creates a thirst within us for the Presence of the Most High, and when the Spirit begins to satisfy that thirst with His love and power, then we begin to experience the fact that He is the Elohim, the One and only, and that He is far above all other gods. When the Spirit of hwhy moved with power in the ministry-service of the prophet Eliyahu/Elijah, Eliyahu/Elijah, the hearts of the people people were turned back to to hwhy as they experienced His mighty deeds: 30 And Eliyahu said to all the people, Come near to me; and all the people came near to him. And he repaired the altar of hwhy that was thrown down. 31 And Eliyahu took twelve stones, according to the number of the tribes of the sons of Ya’acov, to whom the word of hwhy came, saying, Yisrael shall be your name. 32 And with the stones he built an altar in the Name of hwhy ; and he made a trench about the altar, as great as would contain two measures of seed. 33 And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock in pieces, and laid it on the wood. And he said, Fill four jars with water, and pour it on the burnt–offering, and on the wood. 34 And he said, Do it the second time; and they did it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time; and they did it the third time. 35 And the water ran round about the altar; and he filled the trench also with water. 36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the 41 42
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oblation, that Eliyahu the prophet came near, and said, hwhy , Elohay Abraham, of Yitschak, and of Yisrael, let it be known this this day that You are Elohim in Yisrael, and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your word. 37 Hear me, hwhy , hear me, that this people may know that You, hwhy , are Elohim, and that You have turned their 43 heart back again. 38 Then the fire of hwhy fell, and consumed the burnt– offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 And when all the people saw it, they fell on their faces: and they said, hwhy , He
is the Elohim; Elohim; hwhy , He is the Elohim. 1Kings 18:30-39
This day, the people of Yisrael had their heart turned back to the One who ever lives, as He made Himself known to them in a new and living living way. This day, hwhy had shown Himself to exist in marvelous form as He prevailed over the false god, Baal, and his prophets of deceit. And once again, hwhy revealed Himself to Yisrael as “I Am That I Am”—the Am”—the ever living living Elohim. In Hebrew “ hwhy , He is the Elohim,” Elohim,” looks like this: ←
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Myhlah awh hwhy
the Elohim
He (is)
YHWH
And amazingly enough, the place value for this phrase exactly matches the place value for “I Am That I Am:” ←
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Myhlah awh hwhy = hwhy, He is the Elohim
26 = (5) h + (6) w + (5) h + (10) y = YHWH 12 = (1) a + (6) w + (5) h = He (is) 46 = (13) M + (10) y + (5) h + (12) l + (1) a + (5) h = the Elohim ==========
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When hwhy first revealed Himself to Mosheh, it was in a bush that burned and was not consumed. When revealing Himself to Yisrael Yisrael through Eliyahu on Mount Carmel, hwhy showed He was the Elohim Elohim who answers by fire. That both phrases have a place value of 84, however, however, is far from coincidence. The One who says “I Am That I Am” ever lives to save His people, people, Yisrael, and to draw them them back to Himself! Blessed be His Name. There is simply no comparison between between the false gods of paganism paganism and the one True Elohim, the Elohim of Yisrael.
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I Am That I Am: The Fear of Isaac 44 Of all the patriarchs, Yitschak/Isaac Yitschak/Isaac lived to be the the oldest. While Abraham lived to 45 46 47 be 175, Ya’acov lived to be 147, and Yoseph lived to be 110, Yitschak lived to the age of 180. Because of this, we believe believe the life of Yitschak was was characterized by a deep fear and reverence for the Most High Elohim. Elohim. In Mishle/Proverbs we read: The reverence of hwhy adds days, But the years of the lawless lawless will be shortened. Mishle/Proverbs 10:27
Those who walk in the reverence of hwhy do so because they are very much aware of 48 Him as the Living Elohim, the Sovereign Creator who sees all and who knows all. Such was the life of Isaac: he knew the One who would later say s ay to Mosheh, “I Am That I Am.” And because of the great great reverence which Yitschak displayed toward the Most High, a title for hwhy was derived which lived on even after the patriarch had passed away. That title for hwhy was “the Fear of Yitschak.” And we see this title used in more than one place in the record of Scripture: “Except the Elohim of my father, the Elohim of Abraham, 49 and the the Fear of Yitschak Yitschak , had been with me, surely now you would have sent me away empty.” Genesis 31:42
Yet we will see “ the Fear of Yitschak ” is a title directly connected to the Name of hwhy and His revelation revelation to Mosheh: “I Am That I Am.” For the place value of “the Fear of Yitschak ” is also 84, matching the place value of “I Am That I Am” as well as the place value of the phrase exclaimed by all Yisrael, “ hwhy , He is the Elohim:” ←
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qxuy dxp = the Fear of Yitschak
Yitschak
Fear (of)
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(pv) 84 = (19)
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q + (8) x + (18) u + (10) y + (4) d + (8) x + (17) p
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“The Fear of Yitschak ” and “ I Am That I Am”—both are titles which bring great honor to ha’Shem, the Name of hwhy, and both have an identical place value of 84. And it is those who walk in His fear that can authentically proclaim and show forth what Yisrael saw and declared of their Maker:
, He hwhy
is the Elohim!
Myhlah awh hwhy
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Genesis 25:7 Genesis 47:28 46 Genesis 50:22,26 47 Genesis 35:28 48 Hebrew 4:13 49 See also Genesis 31:53 45
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the Head over All Things David prayed to hwhy and exalted Him as the Head over all things: 11 Yours, hwhy , is the greatness, and and might, and beauty, beauty, and victory, and majesty: nay, all in the heavens and in the earth, Yours, hwhy , is the Kingdom, who is exalted above all as Head (rosh); 12 and riches and honor are from before You; and You are ruling over all, and in Your hand are power and might; and it is in Your hand to give greatness and strength to any. 13 Now, therefore, our Elohim, we are giving thanks to You, and offering praise to Your beautiful Name. 1Chronicles 29:11-13
hwhy is exalted as the Head over all and apart from the Head nothing has life!
He is the Living Elohim: He is the only One who can proclaim “I Am that I Am” (543); and the prophets pronounced of Him, “Lives hwhy Tsebaot!” (543) But the full value (fv) of Sar/rosh/head is also 543: ←
(mv) (pv)
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501 = (300) S + (1) a + (200) r = Sar = rosh = head 42 = (21) S + (1) a + (20) r = Sar = rosh = head
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There is life in His Name because hwhy is the Head/Source of all things. Apart from Him, then, there can be no life. And those who seek for fulfillment outside of the the overwhelming reality of His awesome Presence will search in vain for a lifetime. He is the Living Elohim and we can only have life and wholeness if it is found in His Name/Presence. His Name is Great in Yisrael The Word of hwhy defines Yisrael as those who are pure in heart: 50
Surely Elohim is good to Yisrael, to those who are pure in heart. Psalm 73:1
By the way, the above text is the first line of BOOK THREE of the Psalms, the third book of Tehillim and the one that corresponds to the Leviticus, the Third Book of the Torah. Of course, the priests were called to exemplify the purity of heart which hwhy desires 51 to see in all of His people. Purity of heart is defined in relation to the Torah of hwhy: 6 And hwhy your Elohim will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your seed, to love hwhy your Elohim with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live .. 10 If you shall hearken to the voice of hwhy your Elohim, to keep His commandments 50
For similar thoughts on Yisrael being composed of those who are pure in heart, also see: John 1:47, Romans 2:28-29, Deuteronomy 10:16, 30:6, Isaiah 51:7-8 51 Malachi 2:4-7
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and His statutes which are written in this book of the Torah, and if you shall turn to hwhy your Elohim with all your heart and with all your soul. Deuteronomy 30:6,10
And even the Word of the Mashiach teaches likewise as He takes us back to the incident in which Ya’acov saw Elohim from a heart that had been purified in seeking the Name of hwhy; it was at that time the patriarch saw His face and obtained the name 52 of Yisrael: “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see Elohim.” Elohim.” Matthew 5:8 And the Spirit reveals still more as we study the Hebrew misparim surrounding Tehillim 76:1. Most translations render Tehillim/Psalms 76:1 76:1 as follows: Elohim is known in Yahudah/Judah; Yahudah/Judah; His Name is great in Yisrael. Yisrael. Tehillim/Psalms 76:1
Whenever we can ponder a text in the original Hebrew, the Spirit of hwhy will often 53 reveal still more of the wisdom and knowledge which are hidden in the Messiah. In the Hebrew, the above Scripture looks like this: ←
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Myhla hdwhyb edwn
(is) Elohim
wms
(is) His Name
in Yahudah ←
Known
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lwdg larvyb great
in Yisrael
We pondered earlier how hwhy appeared to Mosheh on Mount Sinai in the burning bush. In Hebrew, “Sinai” ( see-nigh ´ ) adds to 130:
130
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(10) y + (50) n + (10) y + (60) o = ynyo = Sinai
And at the time He first appeared to Mosheh, hwhy indicated the sign that He had truly sent the prophet was this: this: After Yisrael had been delivered delivered from Egypt, he would return and serve Elohim on that same mountain: And He said, I come to be (hyha ) with you; and this shall be a sign to you, that I have sent you: When you have brought forth the people out of Egypt, you will serve Elohim upon upon this mountain. mountain. Exodus 3:12 52 53
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A significant part of Mosheh’s service involved being a mediator between hwhy and the people as the Most High established His covenant—a covenant already made with 54 55 Abraham, Yitschak, and Ya’acov —with all Yisrael. So hwhy not only first made Himself known to Mosheh on/at Sinai, He further thundered the Ten Words W ords at that same mountain to reveal Himself, to make Himself known, and to established His covenant with all all Yisrael. We emphasize the significance of all this because hwhy does 56 likewise: The Hebrew word word for “Known” in Tehillim 76:1 is edwn (no-da). And in Tehillim 76:1, the Spirit reveals hwhy is especially taking us back to the revelation made to Mosheh at the burning bush. The Spirit shows us this is the case since, like Sinai (seen just above), this word for “known” also has a misparim value of 130: ←
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130 = (70) e + (4) d + (6) w + (50) n = edwn = No-da = Known As He revealed Himself to the nation at Sinai (130), Elohim became more greatly 57 known (130) in Yahudah, and in all Yisrael. Yet through the numbers seen in Tehillim 76 , we believe the Spirit is especially calling our attention to the very start of this process. We are being led led to remember that special time when when hwhy first appeared to Mosheh. We say this because of the next misparim value which the Spirit reveals. We note the misparim for Yisrael is 541: ←
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541 = (30) l + (1) a + (200) r + (300) s + (10) y = larsy = Yisrael Yet in numerous places in the Torah Tor ah and Prophets the word “Yisrael” is seen with the 58 BEIT preposition ( b ), in this case, meaning “in:” ←
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= larsyb = b’Yisrael = in Yisrael ←
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543 = (30) l + (1) a + (200) r + (300) s + (10) y + (2) b This must be one of the simplest, yet most awe-inspiring revelations of His greatness which we could ever ever be blessed to see! Not only does the the word b’Yisrael (in Yisrael) have the precise misparim value as “I Am that I Am” (543), but upon turning to the ) winds up being the very same Hebrew word as that Psalms, this word ( which is seen in Tehillim 76:1:
larsyb
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←
←
Myhla hdwhyb edwn
( i s) El ohi ohi m i n Yah Yahudah
wms
( i s) Hi s Name
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Known ←
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lwdg larvyb gr eat
i n Yi sr ael
So this would be the literal rendering of the text, taken directly from the Hebrew: 54
Genesis 15:18-21, 17:1-8, 19, Exodus 2:24, 6:4-8 Shemot/Exodus 19:1-8 and onward through the following chapters of the book. 56 We note that the first syllable of this word even sounds like our word for “know.” 57 Shemot/Exodus 34:32, Leviticus 26:46, 27:34, Nehemiah 9:13 58 The beit preposition can mean any of the following: in, by, with, from, against. 55
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Known in Yahudah is Elohim; in Yisrael, great is His Name! Tehillim/Psalms 76:1
At that time in history, the start of hwhy making Himself more fully known (130) “in Yisrael” (543), was at Sinai (130) where He declared to Mosheh, “I Am That I Am” (543). How do we we know those who are “in Yisrael”/ larvyb (543)? Those who are pure in heart will magnify His Name—“I Am That I Am” (543), the the Living Elohim— and it is they who compose the nation of Yisrael. A Final Word The greatness of hwhy is simply beyond beyond the explanation explanation of any man. However, His Word and His Creation give us a significant indication of His infinite power and love. When hwhy revealed Himself to Mosheh (345), (345), He said, “I Am that I Am” (543). This was His revelation of Himself as the Living Elohim, the One who had surely seen the affliction of His people and who was coming forth to deliver them. We give thanks to His Name for the many great things hwhy has done across the ages to reveal Himself and we commend our readers to the chesed/lovingkindness which He has promised across 1000 generations of those who fear Him and keep His 59 commandments. His Name (543) is great in Yisrael (543)! C.P. 7-11-2013 tsrqupeonmlkyjxzwhdgba
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The A LEPH -B -B EIT Place Value and Misparim Charts (All Charts are Read From Right to Left) ←
Misparim Value (MV) (MV)
Place Value (PV) (PV)
1 …….………………… 2 …….………………… 3 …….………………… 4 …….………………… 5 …….………………… 6 …….………………… 7 …….………………… 8 …….………………… 9 …….………………… 10 …….………………… 20 …….………………… 30 …….………………… 40 …….………………… 50 …….………………… 60 …….………………… 70 …….………………… 80 …….………………… 90 …….………………… 100 …….……………… 200 …….……………… 300 …….……………… 400 …….………………
1 ……………….. 2 ……………….. 3 ……………….. 4 ……………….. 5 ……………….. 6 ……………….. 7 ……………….. 8 ……………….. 9 ……………….. 10 ……………… 11 ……………… 12 ……………… 13 ……………… 14 ……………… 15 ……………… 16 ……………….. 17 ……………… 18 ……………… 19 ……………… 20 ……………… 21 ……………… 22 ………………
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A LEPH ………… a B EIT …………… b G IMEL ………… g D ALET ………… d H E ……………… h V AV …………… w Z AYIN …………… z C HET …………… x T ET ……………… j Y OD ……………… y C APH …………… K, k L AMED ………… l M EM …………… M, m N UN …………… N, n S AMECH ………… o A YIN ……………. e P E ……………… P, p T ZADE ………….. U, u OF …………….. q K OF ESH …………… r R ESH SHIN, SEEN ……… s, S T AV ……………… t
A letter’s place value, or what some people call the ordinal value, is simply obtained by finding its numerical numerical order , or position position, within the A LEPH-BEIT. So, from first to last, we have A LEPH = 1 while T AV = 22. Below are provided more more compact Place compact Place and Misparim Charts which readers may wish to print and cut out so you may Value and Misparim more readily confirm the calculations in this document as well as finding the MV or PV of any Hebrew word. --------------------------- P --------------------------- P LACE V ALUE (PV) C HART ----------------------←
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(20) k (10) y (9) j (8) x (7) z (6) w (5) h (4) d (3) g (2) b (1) a (400) t (300) S (200)r (100) q (90) u (80) p (70) e (60) o (50) n (40) m (30)l ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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