Name 11 of 72
Lamed Alef Vav
Cleanse the Space Around You
Name 11, לאו (Lamed Alef Vav), is one of the 72 Hebrew triplets traditionally derived from Exodus 14:19–21. Its contemporary focus, by Ava Lux, is “Cleanse the Space Around You.”
Identity
What is Name 11, Lamed Alef Vav?
Name 11 is the triplet לאו in the traditional 72-position sequence. Its letters are Lamed Alef Vav.
The triplet itself is part of the inherited structure; the focus below belongs to the contemporary Ava Lux interpretation.
What is its contemporary focus?
Every environment absorbs the energy of what happens inside it. Arguments, tension, fear, ego, and grief leave residue. This Name purifies the space around you and restores it to clarity.
Meditation / Ava Lux
Breathe in. As the air fills your lungs, feel The Light expand beyond your body. It reaches the walls, the corners, the air itself. What was heavy in this space begins to lift. Residue dissolves like smoke in open air. The space becomes yours again. Clean. Still.
How can you work with this Name?
Place לאו where you can see it, slow the breath, and use the meditation above as a direction for attention. The practice used in this edition does not require a claimed ancient pronunciation.
Sequence context
Where does Name 11 sit in the 72?
Name 11 sits between Name 10, אלד, and Name 12, ההע. Its place in the sequence is fixed by the traditional column-by-column derivation from Exodus 14:19–21.
Reading the Names in sequence makes the number useful as part of the identity, especially because a few Hebrew triplets recur elsewhere in the set. You can move to the previous or next Name below, or return to the Complete List at any time.
Questions about this Name
Direct answers.
What number is לאו?
לאו is Name 11 in the 72-position sequence used on this site.
How do you identify לאו in English letters?
The letter names are Lamed Alef Vav. This identifies the Hebrew characters; it is not presented as a literal translation.
Does “Cleanse the Space Around You” literally translate לאו?
No. It is the current Ava Lux contemporary focus for meditation, not a lexical translation of the Hebrew triplet.
Where does Name 11 come from?
Like the other 71 triplets, it belongs to the traditional sequence derived from Exodus 14:19–21 through the later forward/reverse/forward letter arrangement.