Mother

The Hebrew word for mother is אם eym. In the original pictographic script this word was written as eym. The first letter, the [aleph], is a picture of an ox head representing strength. The second letter, the [mem], is a representation of water. The two letters give us the meaning of “strong water.” Ancient peoples would boil animal skins in water and as the skin broke down a sticky thick liquid formed at the surface of the water. They would remove this thick liquid and use it as a binding agent— glue or strong water.” The mother is the one who “binds” the family together.