Gematria - Sepher Sapphires Volume 1.pdf

D.O.MA. Initials for Deus Omnipotens Magister
Artis. God Almighty Master of the Art.
1. The number of edges (lines) in a
Dodecahedron (Akasha) and Icosahedron
(Water).
11. The sidereal revolution of Saturn about the
sun to the nears whole number (29.5 years).
51 Lamed. ox-goad. An ox-goad is used to guide
oxen and to keep them on the road by the driver.
Hence the idea of control, direction and
incitement. The shape of the letter Lamed is that
of a serpent. It represents the same force we
discussed in Teth and Key 8. Teth is the coiled
serpent, Lamed, is the same snake uncoiled and
active. Thus the Book of Formation assigns
action or work to Lamed. With slight change in
pronunciation the letter is a verb, meaning, "to
teach". Thus the ideas represented by our noun
education. The character for Lamed is usually
explained as being a conventionalized picture of
a goad, or whip. But some authorities hold that it
really represents an erect serpent.
I. "This character as consonant, belongs to the
lingual sound. As symbolic image it represents
the arm of a man, the wing of a bird, that which
extends, raises and unfolds itself. As
grammatical sign, it is expansive movement and
is applied to all ideas of extension, elevation,
occupation, possession. It is, in Hebrew the
directive article ... expressing in nouns or actions,
a movement of union, dependence, possession or
coincidence." [dYOlivet, 1976, p. 377.1
11. "As a Directive Article-It expresses, with
nouns or actions whose movement it modifies, a
direct relation of union, of possession, or of
coincidence. I translate it by to, at, for,
according to, toward, etc." [i bid., p. 1 1 2.1
111. Rabbi Yose liken the Lamed to a town
watchman who stands on a high lookout and
calls out his warning ... Lamed. Oh so beautiful
Lamed. Tall elegant like a palm branch (3515)
waved high ... the Lamed is actually composed of
two separate letters ... it is the Vav (nail) perched
on the roof of the Beth (house). [The Book of
5 0
Letters, Rabbi Kushner] "A tower soaring in the
air." [the Alef-Beit, Rabbi Ginsburgh]
IV. "Lammed is the organic movement that
results from the overthrowing of obsolete
structures. All organic structures have a
necessary quality of resistance which deteriorates
into rigidity and self-preservation. Evolution,
according to Qabala, is a series of simultaneous
destruction-construction of resistanc;:es, the
biosphere being an interplay between structures
and unstructured energies (analogically Awr
[m] and Hhosheikh) w ]." [Suraes, 1 992, p.
89.1
'l%T Jehudah, Judah. praised, celebrated; the
tribe of Israel assigned to Leo and the letter Teth.
When masculine: Judah. Feminine: Judea.
Related to alchemical digestion, the sense of
taste and to the Intelligence of the Secret of all
Spiritual Activities. The blessing of Jacob in
Genesis 49:9: "A Lion's whelp is Judah; on prey
you have grown up, my son. He crouches, he
couches like a lion, like an old Lion; who dare
disturb him?" see 4 19,66 1,2 16, 570 (Greek.)
3lt?'X "Father of Goodness." Judah, as Leo is
connected with the heart center and thus is
Father of all that is good, i.e. love. see 1'7
'2 that; when, while, as, for, because; Imt, only,
indeed; in fact; lest; even if; although, though:
mark burnt in, burning, burn. see 47 [31E '21.
I. Isaiah 3:24: "Instead of fragrance, there will be
a stench; instead of beauty, branding."
11. "Manifestation of any assimilating,
compressing force. The Arabic signifies in a
restricted sense, a burn. '2 The force expressed
by the root is represented in an abstract sense, by
relations that, because, for, then, when, etc."
[d'olivet, 1976, p. 372.1
Yeyeye. 22nd Shem ha-Mepliorash , short
form. see 6 1, & Appendix 10.
Yi"7P future tense of the verb "to be", "it will be."
Av A party to an action at law; defendant,
plaintiff. Note Lamed (30) is attributed to
Justice.