Aleph (Noun)
Meaning
The 1st letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The word aleph is the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet and has a long history of symbolic meanings attached to it.
- In the Hebrew alphabet, aleph is the first letter, representing the number one, and is often used as a symbol in Kabbalistic teachings.
- Aleph is also used as a symbol for the infinite or the divine, as it is the first letter of the Hebrew word for God, "Elohim".
- The famous novel "Aleph" by Paulo Coelho explores themes of spirituality and self-discovery through the author's own experiences.
- In mathematics, the term aleph has been adopted to represent cardinal numbers, with aleph-one being the cardinality of the set of all infinite sequences of natural numbers.