Hebrew Letters
Letter Type Influences
Each Hebrew letter has a special influence that depends on its type: mother letters correspond to the three Qabalistic elements (Fire, Water, Air), double letters to the seven planets of classical astrology and simple letters to the twelve signs of the Zodiac.
| Hebrew Letter and Letter Type |
Hebrew | Influence | |||||
| Name | Spelling and Number |
Literal Meaning |
Element | Astrology | |||
| Planet | Zodiac | ||||||
| א Aleph |
Mother | Ruach | רוח (RVCh) 214 |
Breath |  Air |
- | - |
| ב Beth |
Double | Kokab | כוכב (KVKB) 48 |
The Star | - |  Mercury |
- |
| ג Gimel |
Double | Lebanah | לבנה (LBNH) 87 |
Whiteness | - |  Moon |
- |
| ד Daleth |
Double | Nogah | נוגה (NVGH) 64 |
Brightness | - |  Venus |
- |
| ה Heh |
Simple | Taleh | טלה (TLH) 44 |
Lamb | - | - |  Aries |
| ו Vau |
Simple | Shor | שור (ShVR) 506 |
Bull | - | - |  Taurus |
| ז Zain |
Simple | Teomim | תאומים (ThAVMYM) 1057 |
Twins | - | - |  Gemini |
| ח Cheth |
Simple | Sarton | סרטן (SRTN) 969 |
Crab | - | - |  Cancer |
| ט Teth |
Simple | Ari | אריה (ARYH) 216 |
Lion | - | - |  Leo |
| י Yod |
Simple | Betulah | בתולה (BThVLH) 443 |
Maiden | - | - |  Virgo |
| כ Kaph (ך) |
Double | Tzedeq | צדק (TzDQ) 194 |
The Righteous | - |  Jupiter |
- |
| ל Lamed |
Simple | Moznaim | מאזנים (MAZNYM) 708 |
Balance | - | - |  Libra |
| מ Mem (ם) |
Mother | Maim | מים (MYM) 650 |
Water |  Water |
- | - |
| נ Nun (ן) |
Simple | Akrab | עקרב (OQRB) 372 |
Scorpion | - | - |  Scorpio |
| ס Samekh |
Simple | Qashat | קשת (QShTh) 800 |
Bow | - | - |  Sagittarius |
| ע Ayin |
Simple | Gedi | גדי (GDY) 17 |
Kid | - | - |  Capricorn |
| פ Peh (ף) |
Double | Madim | מדים (MDYM) 654 |
Garment | - |  Mars |
- |
| צ Tzaddi (ץ) |
Simple | Deli | דלי (DLY) 44 |
Bucket | - | - |  Aquarius |
| ק Qoph |
Simple | Dagim | דגים (DGYM) 617 |
Fishes | - | - |  Pisces |
| ר Resh |
Double | Shemesh | שמש (ShMSh) 640 |
Sun | - |  Sun |
- |
| ש Shin |
Mother | Esh | אש (ASh) 301 |
Fire |  Fire |
- | - |
| ת Tav |
Double | Shabbathai | שבתאי (ShBThAY) 713 |
The Restful | - |  Saturn |
- |