hebrew art
Gimel
Illuminated Hebrew Letter
©2006 Adam Rhine
Watercolor and Colored Pencil on Paper
"Hashem is great and highly extolled, yet inscrutable is G-d's greatness." (Psalm 145:2)

The letter "gimel" is the third letter in the Hebrew alphabet, and is the first letter in such words as gadol (great), gevurah (strength), and gibor (might.) Its numerical value of three evokes our forefathers: Abraham, Issac, and Jacob, as well as the importance of Hashem's presence in the holy matrimony between a man and a woman.