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Alef; what is strong

or what is first.

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The letter Alef, started as the picture of the head of an ox and is used to symbolize what is strong and what goes first (like an ox in front of the cart).

The resource books agree that the Hebrew letter Alef means an ox and is used for the Hebrew number one but can this be clearly seen in the Hebrew word pictures? 

There are some basic principles that are needed to determine if an interpretation of a word picture is accurate.

 The first is a pattern through a series of words that show a consistent symbolic meaning.  Here is a short series (it can be made much longer) that shows Alef being used in Hebrew words for what is strong or goes first. 

For more about the basic precepts of Hebrew Word Pictures see pages 100-127 of the Hebrew Word Pictures book.