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Likkutei Sichos, Vol. VI, p. 107ff. I. “And on the third day, when it was morning, there were sounds (Kolos) and lightning; and there was a heavy cloud on the mountain. And the sound (Kol) of the shofar [resounded] very powerfully... And the sound (Kol) o...

Design and Sefirah Although these two nekudos differ graphically, they both make the sound of “oo.” The shuruk is represented as three dots on a diagonal line placed underneath a letter; the milupim is formed from the letter vav with a...

Design and Sefirah The chirik is a single dot beneath a letter and refers to the Sefirah of Netzach  Likkutei Torah, Devarim, p. 87b.—victory. Gematria The chirik has a numerical value of ten. Meaning The letters of chirik, חרק, read backwa...

Design and Sefirah The cholam is a dot that rests above a letter.  When the dot is atop a vav, the vowel is comprised of both the vav and the dot. It refers to the Sefirah of Tiferes  Likkutei Torah, Vayikra, p. 6c.—beauty or mercy. In gene...

Design and Sefirah The sh’va is displayed as two dots, one on top of the other. The sh’va embodies the spiritual aspect of Gevurah  Or HaTefillah, vol. 1, p. 8.—judgment and discipline. According to the Tikkunei Zohar,  P. 7b. the sh’v...

Design and Sefirah The segol represents the Sefirah of Chessed  Or HaTefillah, vol. 1, p. 8.—kindness—and is displayed as a triangle of three dots: right, left and center. Gematria The numerical value of the segol is thirty. Meaning The Jew...

Design and Sefirah The tzeireh is configured as two dots side by side. They repre­sent the Sefirah of Binah—understanding. Pardes Rimonim  Shaar HaNekudos. Ch. 4. explains that the two dots signify the two luminaries, the sun and the moon, ...

Design and Sefirah The patach is displayed as a straight line (similar to a horizon­tal vav). The patach represents the Sefirah of Chochmah  Or HaTefillah, vol. 1, p. 11.—the flash of an idea or wisdom. It alludes to the horizontal line of ...

Design and Sefirah The kamatz is designed as a straight line, similar to a horizontal vav. It has a dot beneath it, similar to the yud. The kamatz represents Kesser,  Or HaTefillah, vol. 1, p. 14. the crown, and is the first and the highest...