The 22 Letters

Each letter is a sound, a pictographic glyph and a logical operation — one thing in three dimensions. The five vowel letters are marked; the remaining seventeen constrain, direct and specify.

Pictographs and meanings from the Language Foundation Document v2.3, July 2026. Sounds are read directly from the converter's own rule file, so this chart always matches what the converter produces.

The 22 consonantal letters with pictograph, name, sound and meaning
Letter	Name	Sound	Logical operation
א	Aleph vowel Ox / ram head	`eɪ`	Originating force — that from which all else proceeds Aleph-Lamed-Pey: The originating force that guides with authority and produces outward expression
ב	Bet House floor plan	`b`	Defined interior — containment that enables relationship Bet-Yod-Taw: The relational interior where intentional engagement reaches its completed state
ג	Gimel Foot walking / gathering	`g`	Directed movement defined relationally — toward or against an established path Gimel-Mem-Lamed: Directed movement flowing toward what is lacking and guided to its destination
ד	Dalet Door	`d`	Threshold — the condition that makes transition between states possible Dalet-Lamed-Taw: The threshold that guides toward completion — the doorway leading to the fulfilled state
ה	Hey vowel Person reaching upward	`ah`	Directed perception — active receptivity to what is being revealed Hey-Aleph: Directed perception of the originating force — beholding the source, equipped to receive
ו	Waw vowel Tent peg	`oʊ`	Secured connection that enables expansion without loss of what already exists Waw-Waw: The doubled securing connection — enlarging and enriching through mutual connection of the same kind
ז	Zayin Plow	`z`	Purposeful separation that creates receptivity for what follows Zayin-Yod-Nun: Purposeful separation that reaches intentionally and transmits essential nature forward
ח	Chet Tent wall / fence	`kh`	Protective enclosure — boundary that preserves what has value by separating it from harm Chet-Yod-Taw: Protective enclosure that through intentional reach arrives at its completed sealed state
ט	Tet Basket	`th`	Gathered containment nurturing toward emergence — protection with a destination Tet-Yod-Taw: Gathered containment that through intentional engagement arrives at completed emergence
י	Yod vowel Open hand / arm	`i`	Intentional reach — will expressing itself through deliberate relational action Yod-Waw-Dalet: Intentional reach that connects and enlarges through the threshold it opens
כ	Kaf Open palm facing up	`k`	Receptive openness — declaring availability and creating the condition for another to enter Kaf-Pey: Receptive openness that expresses outward — the open palm that welcomes and articulates
ל	Lamed Shepherd's staff, crook lowered	`l`	Authoritative guidance toward a destination — power deployed in service of what is under its care Lamed-Mem-Dalet: Guidance flowing toward what is incomplete and opening the threshold to bring them through
מ	Mem Waves of water	`m`	Flow that seeks its level — movement toward whatever is incomplete or lacking Mem-Mem: The doubled flow — seeking its level with full force, the most complete expression of seeking
נ	Nun Seed	`n`	Carrier of continuance — essential nature transmitted into new or continuing expressions Nun-Waw-Nun: Continuance secured by connection into further continuance — seed producing fruit producing seed
ס	Samek Sign / prop / support	`s`	Fixed reference point that orients — static support that redirects toward what is correct Samek-Mem-Kaf: Fixed reference point flowing toward incompleteness and received with open hands
ע	Ayin vowel Eye	`u`	Perception that produces experience — the engagement between observer and observed that produces knowing Ayin-Yod-Nun: Perception that reaches intentionally and transmits what is known forward
פ	Pey Mouth	`p`	Expression of inner reality outward — making what is internal accessible through voice Pey-Hey: Expression outward that directs perception to what is being revealed — mouth and illuminated face
צ	Tsade Person lying down in contemplation	`ts`	Deliberate withdrawal into thought in order to perceive and pursue what is correct Tsade-Dalet-Yod: Deliberate contemplation that opens the threshold and reaches toward what is correct
ק	Qof Sun on the horizon	`q`	The threshold moment where one state of existence gives way to another Qof-Waw-Pey: Threshold moment that secures a connection and expresses outward what emerges
ר	Resh Head of observant person	`r`	The foremost position from which orientation proceeds — leadership as consequence of perception not rank Resh-Yod-Shin: The foremost position that reaches intentionally and transforms through purposeful breakdown
ש	Shin Teeth	`sh`	Purposeful breakdown that enables assimilation and transformation — destruction in service of nourishment Shin-Yod-Nun: Purposeful breakdown that reaches intentionally and transmits what is nourishing forward
ת	Taw Two pillars / two trees	`t`	The seal of completion — the mark that declares what was intended has been fully realized Taw-Waw: The seal of completion that secures the connection and enlarges it

The five final forms (ך ם ן ף ץ) are positional variants of letters already listed, not separate letters, and take the same sound as the letter they vary.