A far more intersting piece of lore about Aleph, Taw and Hebrew alphabetic mysticism.
It is said that, in the beginning, Taw demanded to be placed as the first among the letters, for it was the final of ‘emet, Truth. But this arrogance displeased the Lord, and thus, He degreed that Taw wold be the last of the letters, for it was also the final of Met, dead. In its place, he appointed Aleph, for it was the opener of ‘emet, and the fine line between Truth and Death.
Actually, now that I think about it, I wonder if Jesus was refering to ‘emet.
Anyways, the ‘emet/met doublet appears notably in the legend of the Golem, for it is ‘emet written upon its brow that animates it, and the erasure of the Aleph that kills it.