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The Hebrew Alphabet Letter Nun

In the Hebrew alphabet, the fourteenth letter is known as "Nun" which is pronounced like "noon". It has the sound of an "n" as it would be pronounced in "now".

It is thought that the letter Nun had been derived from the pictogram of an eel or a snake. The word for snake in Hebrew begins with a Nun. Some people have had the hypothesis that the letter Nun came from a hieroglyph of a fish.

Nun has a final form and is used at the end of a word. Its shape also changes. Other letters that have a final form are Kaph, Pe, Mem and Tzadi.

The letter Nun represents the number 50 when you are speaking in gematrial terms. Although its final form is 700, it is rarely used. Instead Tav and Sin are used in its place.

Nun, when it is used as an abbreviation, can stand for feminine. When Nun is written in a Sefer Torah, it is one of only seven letter which is able to receive a special crown.

In the terms of modern Israeli slang, when you say the word Nun you are speaking about a "failure". If you happen to be playing a game of dreidel during Hanukkah, if a "nun" is rolled, then nothing happens and then next player takes a turn.

In Hebrew, Nun is one of the "double letters" which has a "medial" form as well as an ending form.
According to the ancient sages, Nun represents faithfulness and also the reward for faithfulness.

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