Kabbalah Letters Engravings -

Since we engrave most of our Silver and Gold jewelry, we can engrave any letter in Hebrew (or any combination of letters in Hebrew) on any piece Baruch Hadaya can engrave. All you need to do, is look in this list of Hebrew letters below and choose one or more, then, choose a piece of jewelry that we can engrave it on (all the items with engravings option), choose "Other (add to comments)" under the engraving dropdown list. When you are done with your order, you will have a place to input your comments, there you could either write the name of the letters in English (i.e. Kaph, Cheth - spelling the Hebrew word "Strength"), or use our Virtual Hebrew Keyboard to add the letters in Hebrew to your comments.

There is always room for one to four letters, even if you choose an engraving for the front (i.e. a line from the bible), you could still engrave the letters inside or on the back of the piece.

A little about Kabbalah and Hebrew letters meaning:
The Western Mystery Tradition combines many strands of thought and symbolism, but the more esoteric aspects of the Judaic tradition are something of a cornerstone. Study of the Kabbalah, even from a modern perspective, really requires some knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet, and preferably of Hebrew itself. Those interested in Ceremonial Magic need to be able to interpret, transcribe and pronounce simple Hebrew phrases. Students of the Tarot will find their understanding of the Major Arcana and the symbolism of esoteric decks enhanced by familiarity with the Hebrew letters. Of course, any exploration of the Bible, in particular the Old Testament, is strengthened by an appreciation of Hebrew, and, by virtue of Esoteric Correspondence, studies in other fields such as astrology benefit as well.

When reading or writing Hebrew, it is important to remember that, unlike modern European languages, Hebrew is written from right to left. Words are generally written without vowels, though modern Hebrew does employ a system of diacritic marks to specify vowel-sounds. However, the esoteric student is usually more concerned with ancient Hebrew.

The following table shows the standard form of each of the 22 Hebrew letters in order, along with a guide to their pronunciation, their basic meanings, and their English transliterations. Each letter also has a numerical equivalent, which is shown in the table. Certain letters have two values, depending on whether the letter is used within or at the end of a word. See the footnote below for further discussion of this and the threefold division of the alphabet.

Hebrew Letter		Pronunciation	Meaning	Value	Transliteration
	Aleph	ahlehf	Ox, primal energy	1	A
	Beth	beht	House or enclosure	2	B
	Gimel	gheemehl	Camel or carrier	3	G, J
	Daleth	dahleht	Door or womb	4	D
	Heh	heh	Window	5	H, E
	Vav	vahv	Nail or hook	6	V, W, U
	Zayin	zahyeen	Sword	7	Z
	Cheth	h'eht	Field or fence	8	Ch
	Teth	teht	Serpent	9	T
	Yod	yohd	Open hand	10	Y, I
	Kaph	kaf	Closed or grasping hand	20, 500 as final	K
	Lamed	lahmehd	Ox-goad or whip	30	L
	Mem	mem	Water	40, 600 as final	M
	Nun	noon	Fish	50, 700 as final	N
	Samekh	sahmehh	Prop or support	60	S
	Ayin	a'hyeen	Eye	70	O
	Peh	peh	Mouth	80, 800 as final	P, F
	Tzaddi	tsahdee	Fishhook	90, 900 as final	Tz, X
	Qoph	qoof	Back of head	100	Q
	Resh	rehsh	Face or head	200	R
	Shin	sheen	Tooth	300	Sh
	Tav	tahv	Cross or sign	400	Th

* Those letters that have two numerical values take different forms depending on whether or not the letter appears as the final letter in a word. When one of these letters ends a word, it is drawn slightly differently (these 'final' forms are not shown in the table), and has sofit (pronounced sohfeet) added to its name. For example, mem has a value of 40 if it is placed before the end of a word, but has a value of 600 and is called mem sofit if it is the final letter of a word.

One final point of note is the division of the Hebrew alphabet into three groups. The three Mother Letters are aleph, mem and shin. The seven Double Letters (so called because they have both hard and soft pronunciations) are beth, gimel, daleth, kaph, peh, resh and tav. The twelve Simple Letters are heh, vau, zayin, cheth, teth, yod, lamed, nun, samekh, ayin, tzaddi and qoph.