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Gematria, Hebrew
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Table of Hebrew letters and their values
| No. |
Hebrew |
translit. |
value |
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name |
extended |
| 1 |
א |
A |
1 |
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ALPh, Aleph |
111 |
| 2 |
ב |
B |
2 |
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BITh, Beth |
412 |
| 3 |
ג |
G |
3 |
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GML, Gimel |
73 |
| 4 |
ד |
D |
4 |
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DLTh, Daleth |
434 |
| 5 |
ה |
H |
5 |
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HA, He |
6 |
| 6 |
ו |
V |
6 |
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VIV, Vau |
22 |
| 7 |
ז |
Z |
7 |
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ZIN, Zain |
67 |
| 8 |
ח |
Ch |
8 |
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ChITh, Cheth |
418 |
| 9 |
ט |
T |
9 |
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TITh, Teth |
419 |
| 10 |
י |
I |
10 |
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IVD, Yod |
20 |
| 11 |
כ,ך |
K |
20 |
500(f) |
KPh, Kaph |
100 |
| 12 |
ל |
L |
30 |
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LMD, Lamed |
74 |
| 13 |
ם,מ
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M |
40 |
600(f) |
MM, Mem |
80 |
| 14 |
ן,נ
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N |
50 |
700(f) |
NVN, Nun |
106 |
| 15 |
ס |
S |
60 |
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SMK, Samek |
120 |
| 16 |
ע |
O |
70 |
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OIN, A"ayin |
130 |
| 17 |
ף,פ
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Ph |
80 |
800(f) |
PhA, Peh |
81 |
| 18 |
ץ,צ
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Tz |
90 |
900(f) |
TzDI, Tzadee |
104 |
| 19 |
ק |
Q |
100 |
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QVPh, Qoph |
186 |
| 20 |
ר |
R |
200 |
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RISh, Resh |
510 |
| 21 |
ש |
Sh |
300 |
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ShIN, Shin |
360 |
| 22 |
ת |
Th |
400 |
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ThV, Thau |
406 |
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sum: |
1495 (+f 4995) |
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Hebrew alefbeth has 22 letters with values from 1 to 400. Special letters are K, M, N, Ph, and Tz, which have additional, final number, if they are positioned at the end of a word. Every letter also has a "secondary" value, which comes from the value of the letters that form the name of the letter, for example: the first letter is Alef, in Hebrew ALPh = 1+30+80 = 111, which is a secondary value of A. The description of the evolution and classification of Hebrew alefbeth is best described in Sefer Yetzirah, The Book of Formation.
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