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{{1c| 'Formation' is the name used for the process to build the Hebrew aleph-bet from yods י and vavs ו around a square template. It is also used to describe the progression used to build words from letters; first in 2-letter gates, then decorating the gates with a third letter in different positions to form roots, | {{1c| ''Formation'' is the name used for the process to build the Hebrew aleph-bet from yods י and vavs ו around a square template. | ||
:It is also used to describe the progression used to build words from letters; first in 2-letter gates, then decorating the gates with a third letter in different positions to form roots. | |||
Finally, ''formation'' is joining letters, gates and roots to form longer words. | |||
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{{1c| ''Notarikon'' is the opposite of ''formation''. It is the discerning of meaning in a word from the letters and gates within words. }} | |||
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