Aleph lamed

07:26 Jan 6, 2012
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Hebrew term or phrase: Aleph lamed
Form of strength (biblical sense)?
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4Aleph Lamed / אלף למד
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Aleph Lamed / אלף למד


Explanation:
These are the first two Hebrew letters in the name of God/

See, for instance:
שהתחיל לכתוב אלהים וכתב אלף למד אין נמחקין ואע"פ שלא גמר את השם שהרי ב' ... אלף למד חול - כגון (שם יז) לו בית אלהים (שם יח) את אלהי אשר עשיתי לקחתם:
http://he.wikisource.org/wiki/שבועות_לה_ב

ע"כ השם אלקים דמוח הדעת הוא במילואים: אלף למד
http://ashlagbaroch.org/kab4u2/mod/glossary/view.php?id=14

Aleph, Lamed and Dalet are three letters from the Hebrew alphabet. In the order given, (Aleph Lamed Dalet) they comprise one of the seventy-two names of God ...
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_word_meaning_alef_lamed_da...

אגב, לא ברור האם מבוקש המונח בעברית או באנגלית - נתון באנגלית. בכל אופן, שתי האפשרויות לעיל

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