The letter zayin (ז) is a male letter in marriage. Zayin means, "to provide", a mans job is to provide. The first time the zayin appears in the Torah is the word (זרע) zerah and means seed. The man provides the seed of Creation. The female letter in marriage is the gimmel (ג) which has 3 meanings, camel, to give, and to wean off. Why 3? What do they have in common? What is the greatest kindness you can do for somebody? Is it giving?
The purpose of giving is to give until the person doesn't need you anymore. (Rabbi Kraft). Give to someone in order for them to be independent. So, in the letter gimmel we see that we can give until we reach the point where we can stop giving.
Gimmel is a female letter. The woman gives, and gives, and gives. Man provides the seed and the woman gives to the point where independence is achieved.
To bring the zayin together with the gimmel we need a connection. The letter vav (ו) looks like a hook or a nail. Insert it between the zayin and the gimmel and you get the word for married couple in Hebrew (זוג) zoog.
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