Unpacking: Emunah (אמונה) Faith

Unpacking the Hebrew word "emunah" using the meanings of the letters and gematria.

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“Unpacking” is my approach to exploring the deeper or hidden meanings of Hebrew words. It’s a combination of gematria (Jewish numerology), letter meanings, grammar, and intuition.

Emunah (אמונה) = Faith 

Gematria: 102 or 3

Emunah (אמונה) faith means being a vessel that both receives and shares the Presence of the Divine through thought, speech, and action.  It is an opening to the fire above and below and being able to allow it to flow to and through you, and be shaped by the vessel that is you — before being returned back into the world.

How did I get to this? Read on…