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--- lesson_3 [2024/10/26 10:34] – jeffd
+++ lesson_3 [2024/10/28 09:55] (current) – jeffd
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   * Our three first letters: [[alef]], [[bet]], and [[mem]] (includings its [[sofit]] form)
-  * Our first two words, ’av and ’em, and their more common forms (borrowed from Aramaic), ’abba and ’ima.
+  * Our first two words, **’av** and **’em**, and their more common modern forms (borrowed from Aramaic), **’abba** and **’ima**.
+  * How the symbolism of mem (water) could represent our physical source and place of origin, and that of bet (house) relating to the house we dwell in for protection as a child, possible reasons these pictographs would have been selected for the simplest words ’av and ’em.
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   - BaVeL - two syllables, the first is open, the second is closed
-The word Lev, which means heart (heart, mind, or will).  This word consists of a single closed syllable - also, notice how Lamed is the only letter that reaches up above the top line of the other letters.
+The word Lev, which means heart (figuratively including the mind or will).  This word consists of a single closed syllable - also, notice how Lamed is the only letter that reaches up above the top line of the other letters.
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 So a trade-off has happened.  Instead of having an ambiguous situation of whether or not there is a vowel, now there's an ambiguous situation about whether a letter is actings as a vowel or a consonant in particular situations, but don't worry too much about that for now.  Some of this will make almost no difference in reading and understanding the text.  And, we will gain some additional tools to tell the difference in the upcoming lessons.
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+===== Exercises =====
-[[Lessons]]
+Master the **[[Lesson 3 Flashcards]]** before you proceed to Lesson 4.