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The Hebrew Alphabet Letter Tet

The ninth letter of the Hebrew alphabet is tet which also rhymes with "mate". It also has the sound of "t" which you hear in "tall". In Modern Hebrew, tet can appear in three basic forms: book print, manual print and cursive.

The ninth letter of the Hebrew Aleph-Bet is the letter tet which also has the value of nine. When you look at a pictograph for tet, you will readily see that it looks like a snake that is coiled inside of a basket. When you see it in classical Hebrew script, you will notice that it is constructed of vav and zayin, the two preceding letters. They are joined and do somewhat resemble a snake.

Tet seems to be somewhat of a paradoxical letter because it reveals both good as well as evil. The form of the letter tet is "inverted" which suggests hidden goodness, like that of a woman who is pregnant with a baby. However, there are times when the potential for goodness can become perverted and filth and impurity can result.

The letter that occurs the least frequently in the Scriptures is tet. It first appears in the book of Genesis 1:4. Tet is the equivalent of the number 9.

The parts of tet are basically the same as the parts for chet. However, the main difference seems to be in the way in which that part of the letter depicts man. Tet can picture a man that is rebelling against the Lord or a man that has completely surrendered to Him.

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