Hebrew Mysteries


 Week 4

Exodus 3:15

Marlene Bredenkamp • 6 March 2026

Recap Hebrew

  • There are 22 letters in the Hebrew alphabet.
  • אבגדהוזחטיכלמנסעפצקרשׁת
  • Hebrew is a alpha numerical language
  • א = 1 
  • ב = 2
  • ת =22
  • Each letter has pictograph
  • Additional: ELS

Scripture References

  • Exodus 3:15: God also said to Moses, “Say this to the people of Israel: ‘The LORD, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob, has sent me to you.’ This is my name forever, and thus I am to be remembered throughout all generations.”


  • Isaiah 42:8: I am the LORD; that is My name! I will not yield My glory to another or My praise to carved idols.

Exodus 3:15; Isaiah 42:8 in Hebrew

  • Exodus 3:15
    וַיֹּאמֶר֩ עֹ֨וד אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַר֮ אֶל־בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒     יְהוָ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֗ם אֱלֹהֵ֨י אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֛ק וֵאלֹהֵ֥י יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲלֵיכֶ֑ם זֶה־שְּׁמִ֣י לְעֹלָ֔ם וְזֶ֥ה זִכְרִ֖י לְדֹ֥ר דֹּֽר


  • Isaiah 42:8

אֲנִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה ה֣וּא שְׁמִ֑י וּכְבֹודִי֙ לְאַחֵ֣ר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֔ן וּתְהִלָּתִ֖י לַפְּסִילִֽים

Yahweh יהוה

  • The word “Lord” is spelled with 3 different Hebrew letters.
  • The yod, the 10th letter of Hebrew alphabet.
  • The heh, the 5th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
  • The vav, the 6th letter of the Hebrew alphabet.


Hebrew Pictographs

י


ה

ו


The first letter is the Masoretic text. The second is Paleo-Hebrew

The Letter YOD  יוֹד

  • The letter yod is the 10th letter of the alphabet and has a pictograph of an arm

Hebrew words:

  •   יד yad – hand

The letter hey הא

  • The letter heh is the 5th letter of the alphabet and has a pictograph of a man with his arms raised to heaven. It is the letter that speaks of revelation.
  • Hebrew words:
  • ַהַלֵּל - hallel, praise


The letter vav

  • The letter vav is the 6th letter of the alphabet and has a pictograph of a nail.
  • Hebrew words

Vavim - וָוִים Nails

Deeper Meaning of the word LORD

  • Pictographically, the word Lord is interpreted, the arm י revealed ה,the nail ו revealed ה.
  • This speaks of Jesus nailed to the cross.
  • The first time God revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus, God instructed him to deliver the people of Israel from bondage. He revealed Himself as the LORD.
  • His name, LORD, speaks of the redemption of both Israel from Egypt and foreshadowed the deliverance from sin which took place on the cross of calvary. 

The numbers in the word LORD

  • The sum of the letters in the word, Yahweh, reveals Jesus as both the Old and New Testament deliverer.
  • Yud is the 10th letter and has an ordinal value of 10.
  • Heh is the 5th letter with a value of 5.
  • Vav is the 6th letter of the alphabet with a value of 6.


The sum of the numerical value of the letters in the name Yahweh, Lord, is 10+5+6+5. This equals 26. The number 26 is twice 13, and Jesus was the 13th man.

ELS – Equidistant Letter Sequencing

  • Leviticus 1:1 reads: “And He called to Moses…”
  • Who “He” is, is identified by the ELS.
  • Counting 7 letters from the yod marked in blue, is the letter heh.
  • Counting 7 letters from here, the next letter is vav.
  • Counting 7 letters from the vav is the letter heh.

וַיִּקְרָ֖א אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו מֵאֹ֥הל מֹועֵ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר

  • This spells the name of the Lord, יהוה YHWH.


Conclusion

  • The word Yahweh, which God declared to be His name forever reveals Jesus as the Deliverer Who should be praised for His complete work on the cross.
  • The arm י behold ה , the nail ו behold ה


יהוה


Prayer

May the Lord give you a spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, having the eyes of your hearts enlightened, that you may know what is the hope to which He has called you. 

Next Focus

Jeremiah 7:2, Revelation 2:7

May the God of our Lord Jesus Christ give you a spirit of  wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him.