SAMEK is the 15th letter of the Hebrew alef-beyt significant of the CIRCLE,also the WEDDING RING. It is the letter of 'SUPPORT' - to TRUST ans RELY ON. Because of the letters circular form it is said that '"their end is enwedged in their beginning and their beginning in their end." Also because of its circular form it has the meaning of equality:
Rabbi Yitzchak Ginsburgh:
As mentioned in our discussion of the letter nun, the samech, which means "to support," is the Divine power to support and lift up "the fallen one." One verse reads: "she has fallen and shall not rise, the virgin of Israel." A second verse reads: "as I have fallen, so surely shall I rise." The first verse can be understood as referring to the service of the outer, static circle, the attribute of true equanimity in relation to all worldly phenomena. One can fall to the very "lowest energy level" of physical reality, unable to raise himself, and be totally reliant on the lovingkindness of Divine Providence to sustain him. The second verse, implying inner, active, motivation to rise, though surely dependent upon Divine support and aid, can be understood as referring to the service of the inner, dynamic circle of spiritual aspiration.
As mentioned in our discussion of the letter nun, the samech, which means "to support," is the Divine power to support and lift up "the fallen one." One verse reads: "she has fallen and shall not rise, the virgin of Israel." A second verse reads: "as I have fallen, so surely shall I rise." The first verse can be understood as referring to the service of the outer, static circle, the attribute of true equanimity in relation to all worldly phenomena. One can fall to the very "lowest energy level" of physical reality, unable to raise himself, and be totally reliant on the lovingkindness of Divine Providence to sustain him. The second verse, implying inner, active, motivation to rise, though surely dependent upon Divine support and aid, can be understood as referring to the service of the inner, dynamic circle of spiritual aspiration.
We are still headed in the direction of thoughts on Jerusalem / Babylon / Shechaqim, but, for myself, I need to put the 'events' in an order for my mind to comprehend a 'bigger picture'.
Prelude to the Bowl Judgments
) ALEF: MASTER: READY TO ACCEPT CONTROL OR INSTRUCTION
1 Then I saw another sign in heaven, great and marvelous:
..seven angels having the seven last plagues,
..for in them the wrath of God is complete.
b BEYT: HOUSE: SON / WIFE RELATIONSHIP
2 And I saw something like a sea of glass mingled with fire,
..and those who have the victory over the beast,
..over his image and over his mark and over the number of his name,
..standing on the sea of glass, having harps of God.
God promised Abraham that his descendants would be as the 'sand of the sea'. John had been standing on the 'sand of the sea', watching a beast arise from the 'sea'. Now he sees something like a sea of glass mingles with fire. Sand put to fire produces glass.
g GIMEL: ANGEL OF DEATH: REWARD or PUNISHMENT
3 They sing the song of Moses, the servant of God,
..and the song of the Lamb, saying:
.."Great and marvelous are Your works,
..Lord God Almighty!
..Just and true are Your ways,
..O King of the saints!
The gematria of this verse is 3 x 43 x 149 -
Other than Moses being the lawgiver - as a connection - I'm not seeing 'Gimel'.
The 144,000 of Revelation 14, are rewarded in victory, and appear to be as a 'sea of glass'. They sing the song of Moses - given in Exodus [Beyt / wife relationship] chapter 15 [wedding ring].
d DALET: DOOR: LIFE & DEATH (in the power of the TONGUE)
4 Who shall not fear You, O Lord, and glorify Your name?
..For You alone are holy.
..For all nations shall come and worship before You,
..For Your judgments [ayd] have been manifested."
h HEI: EXTENDED ARM: BEHOLD, also TAKE SEED and THOUGHTS, WORDS, ACTIONS
5 After these things I looked, and behold, the temple of the tabernacle
..of the testimony in heaven was opened.
w VAV: NAIL / CONNECT / LIGHT / UPRIGHT MAN
....... the GOSPEL is the LIGHT of the WORD
6 And out of the temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues,
..clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests
..girded with golden bands.
Vav is expressed in general with the sword 'And'
From Rabbi Ginsburgh, Israel concerning VAV:
z ZAYIN: SWORD: WORD of GOD / SABBATH REST
...........the SWORD brings JUDGMENT
7 Then one of the four living creatures gave to the
..seven angels seven golden bowls full of the wrath of God
..who lives forever and ever.
x CHET: CHUPPA: CONSUMMATE LOVE / LIFE
... the CHUPPA is the protection of marriage, Babylon is a harlot
8 The temple was filled with smoke from the glory of God
..and from His power, and no one was able to enter the temple
..till the seven plagues of the seven angels were completed.
From Rabbi Ginsburgh, Israel:
According to the Ari z"l," the letter chet is constructed by combining the two previous letters, vav and zayin, with a thin bridge-shaped line, referred to as the chatoteret ("hunchback"). The new energy effected by the union of the vav--or yashar--and the zayin--or chozer--is the secret of "hovering" or "touching yet not touching." The image of "hovering" appears at the very beginning of Creation: "And the spirit of God was 'hovering' over the water." The word "hovering" (merachefet) is the eighteenth word in the Torah. It is the first word in the Torah which is numerically a multiple of twenty-six, the value of the Name Havayah (merachefet = 728 = 26 times 28). Twenty-eight is the numerical value of koach, "power." Thus, the full secret implied by the numerical value of the word "hovering" is "the power of God."
I may expand of these thoughts at a later time.
According to the Ari z"l," the letter chet is constructed by combining the two previous letters, vav and zayin, with a thin bridge-shaped line, referred to as the chatoteret ("hunchback"). The new energy effected by the union of the vav--or yashar--and the zayin--or chozer--is the secret of "hovering" or "touching yet not touching." The image of "hovering" appears at the very beginning of Creation: "And the spirit of God was 'hovering' over the water." The word "hovering" (merachefet) is the eighteenth word in the Torah. It is the first word in the Torah which is numerically a multiple of twenty-six, the value of the Name Havayah (merachefet = 728 = 26 times 28). Twenty-eight is the numerical value of koach, "power." Thus, the full secret implied by the numerical value of the word "hovering" is "the power of God."
Shalom!
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