Daily Word: Meditating on the Hebrew Alphabet (Dalet)

The fourth letter in the Hebrew alphabet is Dalet. In ancient Hebrew it meant a door. The pictograph for Dalet is: (1) a door; (2) a path or a way of life; and (3) movement especially into or out of. The Hebrew word for judge is dan. The word picture informs us that a judge is the door to life. This is because a judge provides justice, protection, and redemption. The Hebrew word for knowledge is de-ah. The word picture is that knowledge is the door of the eye. Through knowledge, we see and understand, which will in turn affect our lives. The Hebrew word for weep is da-ma. The word picture describes weeping as the blood of the eye. Psalm 126:5 says, "Those who sow in tears Shall reap in joy. The weeping is a door to joy.

When we begin to understand that every letter in Hebrew is also a number and picture, we begin to see a deeper meaning to the Scriptures. Hebrew words that begin with Dalet will have some reference to a door. The word will be a pathway from one place to another. Who is another door? In John 10:9, Yeshua said, He was the door. When we remember that He would have been speaking Hebrew or Aramaic (a first cousin language to Hebrew), the powerful meaning becomes clear. A door is a passage way that enables you to be transferred from one place to another. Through Yeshua, we have a door of transformation if we will avail ourselves of it.

Today, consider Dalet. Think about the doors in your life; the ones you have walked through and the ones you didn't. Remember, Yeshua is the door to life. Walk through it.