The aleph contains the name of God 'ee-oo-ee' יוי which sounds a lot like 'Yahweh'. The name in the aleph is unspeakable in the aleph because the aleph is a silent letter.

Someone heard that you couldn't say the name of God, and misunderstood it to be a commandment rather than an observation. God told Moses to say the approximation of his unspeakable name 'Yahweh' יהוה. <ref group="s">[[Ex 3:14]] And God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.</ref> Too often what should produce a natural awe of God is used to form religious coercion.

Why would God have an unspeakable name anyway? The act of naming something is a symbol of taking dominion or possession. <ref group="s">[[Ge 2:19]] And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought [them] unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that [was] the name thereof.</ref> The name reflects your character since the word 'name' also means 'reputation'. God's unpronounceable name means that no one knows his reputation. <ref group="s">[[Joh 1:18]] No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].</ref> The unspeakable name belongs to the Father; his name before creation. The pronounceable one belongs to the Son.

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