How to break Hebrew words into meaningful parts
How to Break Hebrew Words into Meaningful Parts
Hebrew isn’t just a language—it’s a revelation. It’s constructed with divine intentionality, layer upon layer: yods and vavs (the jots and tittles), letters, gates, roots, and sequences—each carrying meaning, direction, and depth.
Every Hebrew word is more than a label; it’s a living parable, composed of:
- Yods and Vavs – the smallest strokes, yet full of purpose
- Letters – each with a symbolic meaning rooted in God's story
- Gates – two-letter combinations that open understanding, especially when reversed
- Roots – the base from which variations grow like branches
- Letter Sequences – revealing motion, intention, and relationship within the word
When we learn to break a word down through this structure, we begin to see the sensus plenior—the fuller, Christ-centered meaning woven by God from the very beginning. These parts don’t just spell—they speak. They whisper of creation, redemption, promise, and the person of Christ.
In this section, you'll learn how to:
- Identify and interpret gates and their reversals
- See how letter meanings guide the flow of revelation
- Recognize how roots expand through consistent themes
- Understand how the smallest marks—the “jots and tittles”—uphold the message
- Follow the sequence to uncover the story hidden within the word
This isn’t speculation—it’s discovery. You’re not adding to Scripture; you’re listening to it more deeply, the way Jesus did when He said, “Not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear...” (Matt 5:18).
Come and learn to read Hebrew not just as a language, but as a map to the heart of God.
