jewish !! can u explain to me Wt's " Lamed Vovniks " ????

Question

I found it in "Torah" also in a book " the book of names"

I need an explanation

thanks

Answer 1

Lamed and Vav are letters in the Hebrew alphabet.

Hebrew letters also have numerical values. Lamed is 30, and Vav is 6.

The Talmud states that the world exists in the merit of 36 righteous people in each generation. In Yiddish, adding "ik" to the end of a word is like adding "er" in English, hence a Lamed-Vavnik is a "Thirty-Sixer".

When people talk about Lamed-Vavniks, they are usually referring to hidden righteous people. That is, people who seem to be ordinary, or even sinners, but are actually great people who serve God in secret. Yiddish folklore is full of stories about simple woodcutters and wandering beggars who turn out to be holymen.

Answer 2

Lamed= ל (the letter "L", in numerology: 30)
Vav= ו (the letter "V", in numerology: 6)

"Lamed Vavniks" are the 36 righteous people that the world stands in their favor. The Talmud says that every generation has its own 36 righteous people.
In Hebrew, by the way, they are called "lamed vav tzadikim" (36 righteous people).