How many words in the Shema start with an Aleph?
Ten points if you guessed how many. The number is 42.
The (Lower) 42 Letter Name is just one “expression” of the Magic Cube of 42. The 42 Words of The Shema which begin with an Aleph, are another “manifestation” or “expression” of the “same 42”.
“Deuteronomy 6” Section of The Shema (including The Baruk) has 6 Words starting with Aleph:
6 Words (Above) whose 1st Letter is Aleph
Deuteronomy 11 Section of The Shema (Above)
16 More Words Starting With Aleph
18 More Words Starting With an Aleph (Shema Numbers 15 Section) (or 20 More if we count the three extra words said after the end of Verse 41 in Numbers 15)
6 + 16 + 20 = 42