Aleph-Tav: A Special Relationship With God?
1 Chronicles 8:9: sons of Shacharayim with wife Chodesh
Yud~Vav~Bet~Bet – Yowbab – “a desert”
Tzaddi~Bet~Yud~Aleph Tsibya – “roe”
Mem~Yud~Shin~Aleph Meysha – “freedom”
Mem~Lamed~Kaf~Mem Malkam – “their great king”
I see that the letters Vav~Aleph~Tav connect each of the names .
What’s significant about the Aleph~Tav ?
Does Aleph~Tav clarify something?
I’ve noticed in other passages of Scripture when naming descendants or persons, Aleph~Tav isn’t used.
Does Aleph~Tav denote a special relationship with G-d?
Curious to know.
Answers
The letters aleph with tav do not denote a closeness to God.
The word these letters spell can mean either “you” in the feminine, or “together.”
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