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.

Aliph-Beit - Letter Resh

The Letter  "Resh" signifies "Worship" "Humility"

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This letter is a letter of the Hebrew of Aliph Beit, the Hebrew alphabet. What is the significance of this letter?

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It depicts a man who is "bent over". David depicts this letter "Resh" in the following verses of Psalm 119

Psalm 119   HUMBLE YOURSELF BEFORE G-D

153 RESH. Consider mine affliction, and deliver me: for I do not forget thy law.
154  Plead my cause, and deliver me: quicken me according to thy word.
155 Salvation is far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.
156 Great are thy tender mercies, O LORD: quicken me according to thy judgments.
157 Many are my persecutors and mine enemies; yet do I not decline from thy testimonies.
158 I beheld the transgressors, and was grieved; because they kept not thy word.
159 Consider how I love thy precepts: quicken me, O LORD, according to thy lovingkindness.
160 Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever.

Luke 13: 10 - 16  HUMBLE ESTATE

"And he was teaching in one of the synagogues on the sabbath.
And, behold, there was a woman which had a spirit of infirmity eighteen years, and was bowed together, and could in no wise lift up herself.
And when Jesus saw her, he called her to him, and said unto her, Woman, thou art loosed from thine infirmity.
And he laid his hands on her: and immediately she was made straight, and glorified God.
And the ruler of the synagogue answered with indignation, because that Jesus had healed on the sabbath day, and said unto the people, There are six days in which men ought to work: in them therefore come and be healed, and not on the sabbath day.
The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and lead him away to watering?
And ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan hath bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond on the sabbath day?"


James 4:10  Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Genesis 23:12  And Abraham bowed down himself before the people of the land.

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Genesis 24:52  And it came to pass, that, when Abraham’s servant heard their words, he worshipped the LORD, bowing himself to the earth.

Prayer

Are you bowed over in any area of your life? 

Humble yourself before G-d and look up to Him, humble yourself before Him and He will raise you up.