What is the numerical value of Hebrew letters?

What is the numerical value of Hebrew letters?

Each letter in the Hebrew alphabet (or aleph-bet) has a numerical value. The first 10 letters (consonants actually) have the values 1-10. The next 9 letters are valued 20, 30, 100.

How do you work out gematria?

Gematria is a Jewish form of numerology in which the letters of the Hebrew alphabet are substituted with corresponding numbers. The first ten letters are given number values that increase consecutively from 1 to 10. The next eight letters are given number values that increase by a factor of ten from 20 to 90.

What letter is 40 in Hebrew?

Mem
Mem

← Lamedh Mem Nun →
Phonemic representation m
Position in alphabet 13
Numerical value 40
Alphabetic derivatives of the Phoenician

What is gematria code?

Gematria is an alphanumeric code where letters and words in the Hebrew alphabet are assigned numbers, values, or calculations. It is commonly used in Jewish culture to understand text, particularly within the Torah, on a deeper and more spiritual level.

How does the Hebrew date converter work?

Our Hebrew Date Converter displays dates in Hebrew. Each letter of the Hebrew alef-bet (alphabet) has a numerical value, specified in the chart below. We omit the five thousand for Hebrew dates after the year 5000 on the Jewish calendar. For example, the Hebrew year 5782 is written as 782 ( תשפ״ב) rather than 5782.

How do you write the year 5782 in Hebrew?

We omit the five thousand for Hebrew dates after the year 5000 on the Jewish calendar. For example, the Hebrew year 5782 is written as 782 ( תשפ״ב) rather than 5782. Note that the numbers 15 and 16 are treated specially, which if rendered as 10+5 or 10+6 would be a name of God, so they are normally written tet-vav (9+6) and tet-zayin (9+7).

Can Hebrew letters be used as numbers?

In some cases, especially in dates and in Bible references, Hebrew letters can function as numbers. For example, Aleph can stand for the number 1, Bet for 2, and so on. For a review of the numeric values for letters, click here.

How do you write the Hebrew word for number 782?

For example, the Hebrew year 5782 is written as 782 ( תשפ״ב) rather than 5782. Note that the numbers 15 and 16 are treated specially, which if rendered as 10+5 or 10+6 would be a name of God, so they are normally written tet-vav (9+6) and tet-zayin (9+7).