Learn about Yahuah's special alphabet using the 4 Rs!
RECEIVE
Read and learn!
REFLECT
Answer questions!
RECALL
Draw what you learned!
RESPOND
Do something fun!
"In the beginning was the Word" - John 1:1
1Letters That Are Pictures!
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
Did you know that long, long ago, Hebrew letters were pictures? Each letter was a drawing of something real!
When people wanted to write the word for "house," they drew a little picture of a house! That became the letter Bet.
"It is the glory of Elohim to conceal a matter, and the glory of kings to search it out." - Proverbs 25:2
There are 22 letters in Hebrew - and they ALL started as pictures! It's like a secret code from Yahuah!
Here are some examples:
א
Aleph
Ox Head
ב
Bet
House
י
Yod
Hand
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Hebrew letters started as:
2. How many Hebrew letters are there?
True or False?
3. Bet looks like a house.
4. Yod means "foot."
Match the letter to its picture!
Aleph _____ A) House
Bet _____ B) Hand
Yod _____ C) Ox Head
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw an OX HEAD (Aleph), a HOUSE (Bet), and a HAND (Yod)!
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
2The First Letters: Aleph, Bet, Gimel, Dalet
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
Let's learn the first four Hebrew letters! Each one is a special picture.
א
ALEPH
Ox = Strength!
ב
BET
House = Family!
ג
GIMEL
Camel = Walk!
ד
DALET
Door = Path!
The word for "Father" in Hebrew is AV. It uses Aleph (strength) + Bet (house). Father = "Strength of the House!" Isn't that cool?
"I am the door; if anyone enters through Me, he will be saved." - John 10:9 (Yahusha is the DALET!)
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Aleph is a picture of:
2. Dalet is a picture of:
True or False?
3. Bet means "house."
4. Gimel is a picture of a star.
Trace the Letters!
א
ב
ג
ד
Trace over each letter with your finger, then try writing them!
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw an OX, a HOUSE, a CAMEL, and a DOOR!
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
3Special Letters: Hey, Vav, Yod
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
These three letters are VERY special because they spell Yahuah's name!
ה
HEY
Man with arms up = "Look!"
ו
VAV
Nail/Peg = Connect!
י
YOD
Hand = Work!
Yod is the smallest Hebrew letter - but it starts the biggest name: YAHUAH! Little things can be very important!
"Behold, I stand at the door and knock." - Revelation 3:20 (Hey means "Behold!" or "Look!")
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Hey means:
2. Vav is a picture of:
True or False?
3. Yod is the biggest Hebrew letter.
4. Yod means "hand."
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw: A person with ARMS UP saying "Look!" - A NAIL - A HAND
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
4Yahuah's Name - The Secret Message!
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
Yahuah's name is spelled with FOUR letters: Yod-Hey-Vav-Hey
יהוה
Y - H - W - H = YAHUAH
Now let's look at what the PICTURES say:
י
YOD
HAND
ה
HEY
BEHOLD!
ו
VAV
NAIL
ה
HEY
BEHOLD!
Put the pictures together and it says: "BEHOLD THE HAND! BEHOLD THE NAIL!" This is about Yahusha on the cross! Yahuah put a message about His Son in His own name!
"They shall look upon Me whom they have pierced." - Zechariah 12:10
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Yahuah's name has how many letters?
2. The picture message in YHWH is:
True or False?
3. Yahuah's name tells about Yahusha on the cross.
4. Vav means "crown."
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw: A HAND with a NAIL in it, and write "Yahuah loves me!"
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
5Yahusha's Name - He Saves!
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
Yahusha is the Messiah! His name means "Yahuah Saves!"
יהושע
YAHUSHA = "Yahuah Saves!"
Yahusha's name has 5 letters. Look at the pictures:
י
HAND
ה
BEHOLD!
ו
NAIL
ש
SHIN
DESTROY!
ע
AYIN
EYE (evil)
The picture says: "Hand - Behold - Nail - DESTROYS - evil!" Yahusha destroyed the devil's power when He died on the cross!
"He shall save his people from their sins." - Matthew 1:21
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Yahusha means:
2. Yahusha's name pictures Him:
True or False?
3. Yahusha saved us from our sins.
4. Shin means "peace."
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw Yahusha winning over evil! (You could draw Him breaking chains or stomping on darkness!)
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
6More Cool Letters: Shin and Tav
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
Let's learn two more special letters!
ש
SHIN
Teeth / Fire
Destroy, consume!
ת
TAV
Cross / X Mark
Sign, mark!
Long ago, Tav was drawn as a cross or an X! It meant a "mark" or "sign." Yahuah put a "Tav" on His people to protect them! (Read Ezekiel 9:4)
The word for TRUTH in Hebrew is EMET (אמת). It uses the FIRST letter (Aleph), MIDDLE letter (Mem), and LAST letter (Tav)! Truth covers EVERYTHING from beginning to end!
"I am the way, the truth (EMET), and the life." - John 14:6
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. Tav looks like:
2. Shin is a picture of:
True or False?
3. The Hebrew word for truth uses the first and last letters.
4. Yahusha said He is the Truth.
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw TEETH (for Shin) and a CROSS MARK (for Tav)!
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
7Picture Words: Father, Son, Peace!
RECEIVE - Learn About It!
When you put Hebrew letters together, the pictures tell a story!
AV (אב) = "Father"
Aleph (Strength) + Bet (House) = "Strength of the House!"
BEN (בן) = "Son"
Bet (House) + Nun (Continue) = "The House Continues!"
SHALOM (שלום) = "Peace"
The pictures say: "Destroy the chaos!" Peace comes when the bad stuff is gone!
"Peace (Shalom) I leave with you, my peace I give unto you." - John 14:27
REFLECT - Answer the Questions!
1. "Father" (Av) means:
2. "Shalom" (Peace) pictures:
True or False?
3. "Ben" (Son) means "the house continues."
4. Yahusha gives us Shalom (peace).
RECALL - Draw What You Learned!
Draw a STRONG HOUSE for "Father" and a PEACEFUL scene for "Shalom!"
RESPOND - Do This With a Grown-Up!
8Review: Yahuah's Secret Messages!
RECEIVE - Remember What We Learned!
Let's review everything! Hebrew letters are pictures that tell us about Yahuah!
YHWH = יהוה
"BEHOLD THE HAND! BEHOLD THE NAIL!"
The Father's name tells about the Son's sacrifice!
YAHUSHA = יהושע
"Hand - Behold - Nail - DESTROYS - Evil!"
Yahusha saves us by destroying the power of sin!
Special letters we learned:
Aleph = Ox = Strength
Bet = House = Family
Yod = Hand = Work
Hey = "Look!" = Behold
Vav = Nail = Connect
Shin = Teeth = Destroy
Tav = Cross = Mark
REFLECT - Final Questions!
1. Hebrew letters started as:
2. Yahuah's name (YHWH) pictures:
True or False?
3. Yahusha's name means "Yahuah Saves."
4. Hebrew has 26 letters like English.
Match the letter to what it means!
Yod _____ A) Nail
Vav _____ B) House
Bet _____ C) Hand
Tav _____ D) Cross/Mark
RECALL - Draw Your Favorite Lesson!
What was the coolest thing you learned? Draw it here!
RESPOND - Celebrate What You Learned!
Answer Key (For Grown-Ups!)
Lesson 1
1-B, 2-B, 3-True, 4-False (Yod means "hand")
Matching: Aleph-C, Bet-A, Yod-B
Lesson 2
1-B, 2-A, 3-True, 4-False (Gimel is a camel/foot)
Lesson 3
1-B, 2-A, 3-False (Yod is the smallest), 4-True
Lesson 4
1-B, 2-A, 3-True, 4-False (Vav means "nail")
Lesson 5
1-A, 2-A, 3-True, 4-False (Shin means "destroy")
Lesson 6
1-A, 2-A, 3-True, 4-True
Lesson 7
1-A, 2-A, 3-True, 4-True
Lesson 8
1-A, 2-A, 3-True, 4-False (Hebrew has 22 letters)
Matching: Yod-C, Vav-A, Bet-B, Tav-D
Quick Reference Chart
א
Aleph
Ox
ב
Bet
House
ג
Gimel
Camel
ד
Dalet
Door
ה
Hey
Look!
ו
Vav
Nail
י
Yod
Hand
ש
Shin
Teeth
ע
Ayin
Eye
ת
Tav
Cross
YHWH (יהוה) = "Behold the Hand, Behold the Nail!" YAHUSHA (יהושע) = "Hand-Behold-Nail Destroys Evil!"
Great Job!
You learned Yahuah's secret messages in Hebrew letters!