Akhi

Chicago, IL, United States

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Nov 10 at 10:39 AM

נ \ ן  Nun, 14th letter, numeric value 50

נ is the 3rd letter in the set of 5 that has a different form ן when found at the end of a word. It is pronounced exactly as N in many of the European languages like English, German, Italian, Romanian, etc. 

Pronunciation is the same N for both Modern Hebrew and Aramaic.

The word for I (Me) in Modern Hebrew is אני (Ani) while in Aramaic is אנא (Ana)

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Nov 10 at 10:10 AM

מ \ ם Mem - 13th letter, Gematria 40

מ is the second letter in the group of 5 letters which has a different ם form when it is found at the end of a word. מ is pronounced simply as M in Germanic or Latin based languages, with the same M pronunciation in both Modern Hebrew and Aramaic.

The word for water in Hebrew is מים (mayim). In Aramaic is מיא (maya)

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Nov 10 at 10:02 AM

ל Lamed, the 12th letter, Gematria value 30

ל is pronounced similar to English L at the beginning of words or like L in Romance languages.  This is one of the easy letters for an European or English language speaker.  Pronunciation is the same in both Modern Hebrew and Aramaic.

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Nov 10 at 12:52 AM

כ \ ך Kaf - the 11th letter - gematria value 20

כ is the first letter, out of a set of 5 that has 2 forms. The regular form כ, when not at the end of the word, and the form ך when at the end of the word.

כ is also one of the BegadKephat letters that has a secondary pronunciation. כ is pronounced as K in both Modern Hebrew and Aramaic. The secondary pronunciation in both Hebrew and Aramaic is like that of ח (Khet) in Modern Hebrew. See https://unifyd.tv/community/posts/khet-numeric-value-8-is-the-firs

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Nov 10 at 12:33 AM

י Yod - numeric value 10

See how small that letter is? Jesus says: "For truly, I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not an iota (Yod), not a dot, will pass from the Law (Torah) until all is accomplished."

י is pronounced as Y in English, in both Modern Hebrew and Aramaic.