Jewish 5th Letter - Hay

Hay or Hei

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Hay or Hei is the fifth letter of the Jewish aliph-beis. The "Hay" is the Speaker. The Gimmel is the Giver, while the Daleth is the Receiver.

Let's us pray the "Hay" Psalm of King David, Psalm 119

HE. Psalm 119: 33 - 40

Teach me, O Lord, the way of thy statutes; and I shall keep it unto the end.

Give me understanding, and I shall keep thy law; yea, I shall observe it with my whole heart.

Make me to go in the path of thy commandments; for therein do I delight.

Incline my heart unto thy testimonies, and not to covetousness.

Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.

Stablish thy word unto thy servant, who is devoted to thy fear.

Turn away my reproach which I fear: for thy judgments are good.

Behold, I have longed after thy precepts: quicken me in thy righteousness.

Listen for more on the Letter Hay at Chabad

The Letter hay also points to the Creation of the Birds, Sea Creatures and Fishes on the fifth day of Creation as contained in the Book of Genesis 

Genesis 1: 20 - 23 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.