אִמָּא

Mom

EE-mah

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Meanings

MomMother

About “Mom” in Hebrew

Ima is one of the first words Israeli children learn to speak. In Jewish tradition, the mother holds a central role in family life—Jewish identity is passed through the mother, and she traditionally lights the Shabbat candles. The biblical matriarchs Sarah, Rebecca, Rachel, and Leah are revered as the founding mothers of the Jewish people.

Example

אִמָּא, אֲנִי אוֹהֵב אוֹתָךְ.

Mom, I love you.

Gematria of “Mom” (אמא)

In Hebrew numerology (gematria), each letter has a numerical value. The word אמא (EE-mah) has a gematria value of 42.

1א+

40מ+

1א

total42

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“Mom” in the Bible

Verses from the Torah and Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) mentioning “mom”.

Exodus 10:28שמות 10:28

ויאמר לו פרעה לך מעלי השמר לך אל תסף ראות פני כי ביום ראתך פני תמות

Pharaoh said to him, “Be gone from me! Take care not to see me again, for the moment you look upon my face you shall die.”

Exodus 33:5שמות 33:5

ויאמר יהוה אל משה אמר אל בני ישראל אתם עם קשה ערף רגע אחד אעלה בקרבך וכליתיך ועתה הורד עדיך מעליך ואדעה מה אעשה לך

GOD said to Moses, “Say to the Israelite people, ‘You are a stiffnecked people. If I were to go in your midst for one moment, I would destroy you. Now, then, leave off your finery, and I will consider what to do to you.’”

Ezekiel 26:16יחזקאל 26:16

וירדו מעל כסאותם כל נשיאי הים והסירו את מעיליהם ואת בגדי רקמתם יפשטו חרדות ילבשו על הארץ ישבו וחרדו לרגעים ושממו עליך

All the rulers of the sea shall descend from their thrones; they shall remove their robes and strip off their embroidered garments. They shall clothe themselves with trembling, and shall sit on the ground; they shall tremble every moment, and they shall be aghast at you.

English translation: THE JPS TANAKH, Revised Edition (2023) © Jewish Publication Society, via Sefaria. CC BY-NC 4.0

This word starts with the Hebrew letter alef.