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MGWB
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Is א a word, and does it mean "I," or "A"?
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MGWB wrote:Is א a word, and does it mean "I," or "A"?
It is not a word on its own. The word "a" doesn't exist in Hebrew, and "I" is either אנכי (anochi) or אני (ani).

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Indeed, א is a letter, not a noun meaning something.

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