Introduction to the Alphabet

The following table summarizes the alphabet.

# Name Shape Object Meanings Defining Books
1 Star first, beginning, light, above/down Genesis, Hosea, Philippians
2 Ba House tent, temple, in, into, on, upon Exodus, Haggai, First Thessalonians
3 Ge Sickle harvest, reap Leviticus, Zephaniah, Second Thessalonians
4 Door gate, gateway, path, open, close, who, whom Numbers, Psalms, Second John
5 Plow pattern, endurance, patience, hardship, persecution, revelation, pulled, the Deuteronomy, Job, Second Timothy
6 Peg connect, assemble, anchor, specify, and, of Joshua, Ecclesiastes, First Corinthians
7 Scales weigh, measure, compare, value, consider, determine, judge, equal, equality, equity, fairness Judges, Proverbs, Galatians
8 Fence block, separate, boundary, border First Samuel, Ruth, Ephesians
9 The Wheel momentum, accumulation, expansion, forever, cycle, repetition, circle, go around Second Samuel, Song of Solomon, Romans
10 Arm grasp, release, lift, press, lever First Kings, Joel, Hebrews
11 Sprout grow, as, like Second Kings, Obadiah, Jacob
12 Staff measure, examine, turn, to Ezekiel, Malachi, First Timothy
13 Water keep, preserve, true, genuine, from Isaiah, Nahum, Jude
14 Ne Seed plant, sow, plan, invest, multiply, cause and effect, consequence, pressure, hardship, struggle, unseen, invisible Jeremiah, Habakkuk, Second Corinthians
15 Column support, prop, uphold, provide, foundation Lamentations, First Chronicles, Philemon
16 Öō Eye seeing, vision, wisdom, understanding Ezra, Second Chronicles, Colossians
17 Ear hear, listen, words, writing, speech, speak Nehemiah, Daniel, First John
18 Hook hook, trap, attract, seduce, crave, bow, elevate, promote, submit, follow, righteous Esther, John, First Peter
19 Spine direction, remember, past Zechariah, Matthew, Second Peter
20 Re Nose ruler, leader, authority, expert, high, tall, smell Micah, Mark, Titus
21 Sha Teeth receive, consume, destroy, masticate, internalize, line-up, order Jonah, Luke, Third John
22 Sword end, last, contract, covenant Amos, Acts, Revelation