Mathers table

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The Mathers table of Hebrew and "Chaldee" (Aramaic) letters is a tabular display of the pronunciation, appearance, numerical values, transliteration, names, and symbolism of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet appearing in The Kabbalah Unveiled, S.L. MacGregor Mathers' late 19th century English translation of Kabbala Denudata, itself a Latin translation by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth of the Zohar, a primary Kabbalistic text.

Overview

This table has been used as a primary reference for a basic understanding of the Hebrew alphabet as it applies to the Kabbalah, generally outside of traditional Jewish mysticism, by many modern Hermeticists and students of the occult, including members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn and other magical organizations deriving from it. It has been reproduced and adapted in many books published from the early 20th century to the present.{{efn|A non-exhaustive list of books that reproduce the Mathers table either substantially or exactly:

  • {{cite book | first = John | last = Bonner |date=March 2002 | title = Qabalah: A Magical Primer | publisher = Red Wheel/Weiser | location = Boston | isbn = 1-57863-211-0
  • {{cite book | first = Charles Stansfeld (Frater Achad) | last = Jones | author-link = Charles Stansfeld Jones |date=April 2005 | title = Q.B.L. or The Bride's Reception: Being A Qabalistic Treatise on the Nature and Use of the Tree of Life | publisher = Red Wheel/Weiser | location = York Beach, ME | isbn = 1-57863-331-1
  • {{cite book | first = S.L. MacGregor | last = Mathers | author-link = Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers | title = The Kabbalah: The Essential Texts From The Zohar | date = 2005 | publisher = Barnes & Noble Books | location = New York | isbn = 0-7607-6977-X
  • {{cite book | first = Israel | last = Regardie | author-link = Israel Regardie | year = 1989 | title = The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial Magic | edition = Sixth | publisher = Llewellyn Publications | location = St. Paul | isbn = 0-87542-663-8
  • {{cite book | first = Pat | last = Zalewski | year = 1993 | title = The Kabbalah of the Golden Dawn | edition = First | publisher = Llewellyn Publications | location = St. Paul | isbn = 0-87542-873-8

The Table

::data[format=table] | TABLE OF HEBREW AND CHALDEE LETTERS | Number | Sound or Power | Hebrew and Chaldee Letters | Numerical Values | Roman character by which expressed | Names | Signification of Names | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1. | a (soft breathing). | א | 1. | (Thousands are denoted by a larger letter; thus an Aleph larger than the rest of the let- ters among which it is, signifies not 1, but 1000.) | A. | Aleph. | Ox. | | 2. | b, bh (v). | ב | 2. | B. | Beth. | House. | | | 3. | g (hard), gh. | ג | 3. | G. | Gimel. | Camel. | | | 4. | d, dh (flat th). | ד | 4. | D. | Daleth. | Door. | | | 5. | h (rough breathing). | ה | 5. | H. | He. | Window. | | | 6. | v, u, o. | ו | 6. | V. | Vau. | Peg, nail. | | | 7. | z, dz. | ז | 7. | Z. | Zayin. | Weapon, sword. | | | 8. | ch (guttural). | ח | 8. | CH. | Cheth. | Enclosure, fence. | | | 9. | t (strong). | ט | 9. | T. | Teth. | Serpent. | | | 10. | i, y (as in yes). | י | 10. | I. | Yod. | Hand. | | | 11. | k, kh. | כ | Final = | ך | 20. | Final = 500 | K. | | 12. | l. | ל | 30. | | L. | Lamed. | Ox-goad. | | 13. | m. | מ | Final = | ם | 40. | Final = 600 | M. | | 14. | n. | נ | Final = | ן | 50. | Final = 700 | N. | | 15. | s. | ס | 60. | | S. | Samekh. | Prop, support. | | 16. | O, aa, ng (gutt.). | ע | 70. | | O. | Ayin. | Eye. | | 17. | p, ph. | פ | Final = | ף | 80. | Final = 800 | P. | | 18. | ts, tz, j. | צ | Final = | ץ | 90. | Final = 900 | TZ. | | 19. | q, qh (guttur.). | ק | 100. | (The finals are not always considered as bearing an in- creased numeri- cal value.) | Q. | Qoph. | Back of the head. | | 20. | r. | ר | 200. | R. | Resh. | Head. | | | 21. | sh, s. | ש | 300. | SH. | Shin. | Tooth. | | | 22. | th, t. | ת | 400. | TH. | Tau. | Sign of the cross. | | ::

Notes

References

References

  1. (1887). "The Kabbalah Unveiled". Redway.
  2. (1890). "Numbers". Theosophical Publishing Society.

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