there a resource that explains Hebrew words as a compilation of the meaning of the individual letter

James P Tortorelli

Is there a resource that explains Hebrew words as a compilation of the meaning of the individual Hebrew letters? I understand that the letters have meanings and usually the words are related to the meaning of the letters used to spell the word. There is even a relation to the shape of the letters. Aleph like an ox head, Bet like a house, ABBA the worker of the house = the father. So, is there a Logos resource that covers this or, barring that, a book ?

George Somsel

Is there a resource that explains Hebrew words as a compilation of the meaning of the individual Hebrew letters? I understand that the letters have meanings and usually the words are related to the meaning of the letters used to spell the word. There is even a relation to the shape of the letters. Aleph like an ox head, Bet like a house, ABBA the worker of the house = the father. So, is there a Logos resource that covers this or, barring that, a book ?

Yes, the letters of the Hebrew alphabet have "meaning" in that they originally were derived from representations of words which began with the letter it came to represent.  The aleph was an ox head.  The bet was a house.  The mem was water (original form ^^^^).  The resh was a head.  It would be a great mistake, however, to attempt to read meanings into words based on those original representations of letters.  I think the Kabala does something like that (and perhaps David Paul).