Thursday, July 13, 2006

The Esoteric Meaning of Numbers - Numerology 103 - Part II (continued)


In my previous post, I didn't get the chance to explain the connection between the three, its essence as described, and the gimmel.
Gimmel is the same as gomeil, one who gives or nurses. Gimmel is actually the letter that represents the female. The nurturer. The "giver". However, it also means to wean, which is the exact opposite of giving. If you understand the Torah definition of giving though, it makes sense. Endless/limitless giving is not a good thing. We see many children who have been given to constantly, often grow up to become extremely spoiled. The true essence of giving is to give as long as it is necessary to give, and then not give any more. There is a point at which to stop.
We also discussed the fact that the first time a word in the torah starts with a specific letter, that word defines the letter. The first word that starts with the letter gimmel is gadol or more acurately hagedolim. The word gadol truly defines the gimmel. The word gadol can be split into two. Gimmel meaning to give, and the remaning two letters are daled and lamed which spell "dal", a poor person. A gadol is one who gives to a poor person, which is exactly how the gemara defines the gimmel, gomeil dalim.
This again, all goes back to balance. Someone who has, giving to someone who doesn't. Understanding that it all comes from Hashem and by giving to someone who is less fortunate we create a balance in the world which is our goal on this earth.
I also found it interesting that in the echad mee yodea, the three is the first time that the answer provided to what the number is, is a human being. The avos. I think that teaches us that the three and the lesson of the three is our essence and what our goal is to achieve.

12 Comments:

Blogger smb said...

The last one and this one are both amazing. Thanks so much

July 13, 2006 1:40 PM  
Blogger FrumGirl said...

And a gadol teaches, and those that are hungry for knowledge must be the students, hence giving to the poor! I really love these numerology posts, AFI... keep 'em coming!

July 13, 2006 6:59 PM  
Blogger anonym00kie said...

so interesting!
(not so relevant but.. did you see the movie Pi?)

July 14, 2006 1:52 AM  
Blogger A Frum Idealist said...

frumgirl - very good point as well. I'm glad you are enjoying these posts. Hopefully as much as I am. I love this content. It's just so beautiful.

m00kie - no I didn't see the movie. what's it about?

July 14, 2006 9:02 AM  
Blogger kasamba said...

Each of your posts outdoes the previous ones!
Fabulous!!!

July 14, 2006 9:17 AM  
Blogger socialworker/frustrated mom said...

Very nice I didn't know there was going to be a sequel what a good surprise:).

July 14, 2006 10:25 AM  
Blogger A Frum Idealist said...

I didn't know that there would be a sequel either, but then I realized how much that I left out, and it was just so good not to share, that I felt the need to continue it. The scary thing is, there's still more than I didn't include. Actually, maybe I should.... it would be appropriate to have three parts for the number three... lol

July 14, 2006 11:17 AM  
Blogger David_on_the_Lake said...

Very interesting....
and "Goal" also starts with a gimmel...

July 14, 2006 2:21 PM  
Blogger Neil Harris said...

"The true essence of giving is to give as long as it is necessary to give, and then not give any more."

You're right, a lot of people don't understand this concept. Sometimes it's a chessed not to help someone. The classic example being when a child first learns to walk and we keep moving back ever so slightly so they'll walk further.
Once again, a mind opening post.

July 18, 2006 12:06 AM  
Blogger chaverah said...

just got a chance to read this. how interesting! How true that when people give to those who dont it creates a wonderful balance. The world would a more beautiful place to live in if people just worried about giving and not always taking!

July 18, 2006 7:38 AM  
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