The Ancient Hebrew Lexicon of the BibleLAM...........................................................................................................................
The Early Hebrew pictograph is P, a shepherd's staff. The shepherd staff was used to
direct sheep by pushing or pulling them. It was also used as a weapon against predators
to defend and protect the sheep.
The meaning of this letter is toward as moving something in a different direction. This
letter also means authority, as it is a sign of the shepherd, the leader of the flock. It also
means yoke, a staff on the shoulders as well as tie or bind from the yoke that is bound
to the animal.
This letter is used as a prefix to nouns meaning “to” or “toward”.
The Modern Hebrew name of this letter is “lamed”, similarly is the Greek name
“lamda”. The Arabic name however is “lam” retaining an older two letter root name for
the letter and the probable original name. The phonetic sound for this letter is “l”.
The original pictograph for this letter, P, has remained virtually unchanged through the
ages. The Middle Semitic remained the same but changed slightly to P in the Late
Semitic script becoming the P in the Modern Hebrew script. The Early Semitic P is the
origin of the Greek Λ (upside down) and the Roman L.
Mah
The Early Semitic pictograph for this letter is Q a picture of waves of water. This
pictograph has the meanings of liquid, water and sea, mighty and massive from the size
of the sea and chaos from the storms of the sea. To the Hebrews the sea was a feared
and unknown place, for this reason this letter is used as a question word, who, what,
when, where, why and how, in the sense of searching for an unknown.
The modern Hebrew name for this letter is “mem” probably from the word “mayim”
meaning “water”. The word “mayim” is the plural form of “mah”, probably the original
name for this letter, meaning “what”. The Greek name for this letter is “mu”, a Hebrew
word closely related to “mah”. The sound for this letter is “m”.
The Early Semitic Q evolved into Q in the Middle Semitic and continued to evolve
into Q in the Late Semitic script. The Late Semitic script became the Q and 1 (final
mem) of the Modern Hebrew script. The Early and Middle Semitic script is the origin
to the Greek and Roman M.