Meaning of Tet (ט) Hebrew Letter

Tet is the ninth Hebrew letter. Its older consonantal value was emphatic, while Modern Hebrew pronounces it as t. Traditional pictographic teaching associates it with a basket or container.

Pronunciation and form

Pronounced: TET. Sound: ṭ / t. Historically emphatic; pronounced t in Modern Hebrew

Traditional meaning and association

Tet is traditionally associated with Basket / Container; related teaching associations include Surround / Hold. These traditional pictures should be distinguished from the letter’s role as a consonant in actual Hebrew words.

Biblical Hebrew word examples

טוב (Tov) — Good Genesis 1:4
טהור (Tahor) — Clean Leviticus 10:10
טמא (Tame) — Unclean Leviticus 11:4
טל (Tal) — Dew Genesis 27:28

Scripture connections and Messiah

טוב — TOV · GOOD
Tet begins tov, good. Jesus identifies Himself as the good shepherd who gives His life for the sheep.
John 10:11
טהור — TAHOR · CLEAN
Tet begins tahor, clean. In Matthew 8:3, Jesus touches the leper and commands him to be cleansed.
Matthew 8:3

Psalm 119 study passage

The acrostic stanza for Tet is Psalm 119:65–72. Read the first verse of this stanza in the TOC Bible reader.