Dalet

Daleth ( דלת ) is the fourth letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and now has the phonetic value [ d]. He has the numerical value of 4

History

The Daleth is a consonant, returns its written form in the Phoenician alphabet to the presentation of an open tent door. From this Phoenician letter also the Greek Delta and the Latin D derive.

Special Use

Due to its numerical value, the Daleth in manuscripts is occasionally used for abbreviation of the Tetragrammaton (the " four letters" ).

Examples

  • דברה Deborah: "Bee "
  • דוד David
  • דלילה Delilah, female first name
  • דלת ( delet ): door - origin of the letter name
  • דן Dan, male first name
  • דניאל Daniel: " My judge is God"
  • דריוש Daryavesh, Darius

Encoding

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