The word for man and woman in Hebrew symbolically illustrate each is of divine origin as well as has a divine future. We will look at each word for woman and man in Hebrew and discuss the symbolism.

Man in Hebrew is pronounced `ish and looks like this:
(Note: Hebrew is read left to right, this will be the order by which we will discuss each Hebrew letter)

איש

The first letter א is the Aleph and is the first letter in the Hebrew alphabet. All Hebrew letters have multiple meanings but the primary meaning of the Aleph is one or God Himself, He is number one. He is the greatest of all. He should be first in our lives. Man is spiritually born of God or our Heavenly Father, man comes from God.

The second letter י is the Yud and it is the tenth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It is also the smallest letter. It represents the Hand of God. Symbolically God desires that all of His children will follow Him by following His Hand or better said allowing His Hand to guide one’s life. The letter is small as not to overpower or remove our agency, but if we will follow him by allowing His Hand or Spirit or Influence into our lives we will never be lost but saved. Interestingly, as we allow God’s Hand to guide us it will lead us to the last letter in the word for man.

The last and third letter ש is the Shin and it is the next to the last letter in the Hebrew alphabet. It represents the eternal flame or better said the burning bush or even better stated the Tree of Life. The Tree of Life represents Jesus Christ. Hence, man’s destiny is to return to the Tree of Life or Christ’s presence or become like Him.

In summary, man in Hebrew symbolically represents man as divine offspring or a son of God and the goal to become like Him if man will allow his life to be guided by the Hand of God.

Woman in Hebrew is very similar and is pronounced `isha and looks like this:

אשה

The first two letters of Aleph א and Shin ש have already been explained. The word woman doesn’t have the Yud י in the middle but has the letter ה Hey at the end, which is the fifth letter in the Hebrew alphabet. This letter is very special and has several meanings such as “to take seed” or have children, breath, spirit and to reveal. It is also a symbol for “The Name” or the sacred name of God. For LDS this would be the Name of Jesus Christ. A whole paper could be written on this one letter of Hey ה. Like man, woman is a divine daughter of God who wants to return to the Tree of Life or the presence of God and she with man can bear children or seed and nurture them to be like Christ. Women are special. Woman has been blessed with a Christlike spirit to raise her children and family. Of course, in the Father’s plan, it is ideally done with both a mom and a dad.

In conclusion, both man and woman come from God so that if they follow the Lord’s Hand or His Plan of Salvation, they and their children can become like God. In addition, a woman’s special innate Christlike feelings to nurture her children and family greatly increase the chances of this “becoming” to be realized.

Even in Hebrew, man and woman are destined to become just like our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ. This is why it is so important for women to know their divine origin and destiny.

Courtesy of my husband (who is fascinated with Hebrew symbolism)