An expansion of the idea that two letters can stand for a
full word – one word can stand for a whole phrase. Thus an interpretation of
the very first word of the Ten Commandments (Ex. 20:1): “Anochi” – “I” (as in “I am the
Lord your God” - more formal than the common for word "I" - Ani).
“Anochi” is made up of the Hebrew letters Aleph, Nun, Kaf,
Yud.
“Rabbi Johanan on his own authority” (a rare phrase by
itself – the rabbis generally prefer to attribute to elders) said:
Aleph = “Ana” : “I”
Nun = “Nafshi” : “Myself”
Kaf = “Kativat” : “Have Written”
Yud = “Yehabit” : “The Script”
A Divine attribution to the Ten Commandments!
Others read it backwards:
Yud = “Yehabiah” : “Was Given”
Kaf = “K’tivah” : “Scripture”
Nun = “Ne’eman” : “Faithful”
Alef = “Amreha” : “Her words”
Grammatical interpellation:
“Scripture was given [to
humanity]. Faithful are its words”
So much contained in a simple word: "I"!
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