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period of preparation Noah and his family were reborn into a
new cleaned earth.
In this way almost all referrence to 40 may be associated
with newbirth to a new realm of existence.
Every time one finds the number forty in Torah, its inner
meaning is the ascent from one level to the next higher one.
In fact the human gestation period is 40 weeks.
THE NUMBER FORTY IN SCRIPTURE
OFTEN ILLUSTRATES A TIME OF
TRIAL OR TESTING A PREPARATION
FOR NEW BIRTH
The letter Mem is the first letter of the word Mayim – The
Hebrew word for water. Mayim- מים starts with an open
mem and concludes with a closed mem. Water, a drash or
parable for Torah. The closed "mem" is used in the first
saying of Creation. The open "mem" is used in the
subsequent nine sayings of Creation. It is a womb of creation
with the Holy Spirit.