2008-02-03T07:36:00.017-06:00

Charting Gematria
By Walter Vaughn

Hebrew is a Holy lanquage or (לשון הקדש Leshon ha-Kodash). G-d used the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet (Alef-Beit) to convey his Torah. We can say Hebrew is G-d's language because He used it to speak to Adam. Therefore, every letter is to be viewed as Holy and complete. Gematria is a systemfor calculating the numericalvalue of Hebrew words.Hebrew letters also serve as numbers and so every letter has a numerical value. In mathematics, we know that things equal to the same thing are equal to each other. The Torah has been described as written in a mathematical code where words having the same gematria, numerical value, have a relationship to each other.

P. Dirac professor of mathematics from Cambridge University once wrote, " G-d is a mathematician of a very high order, and He used very advanced mathematics in constructing the universe."

Herayon - הריון Pregnancy

5+200+10+6+50 = 271
This is the average duration (in days) of a pregnancy!

Hateva - הטבע Nature

5+9+2+70 Nature = 86
Elokim - G-d = 86
1+30+5+10+40 אלהים
Elokim - G-d = 86
The Divine Name Elokim is numerically equivalent to Hateva, nature.The spectacular beauty of our world as seen in nature, is but a reflection of this awesome G-d who we refer to as Elokim!

Tashuvu - תשבו - You shall return

It is in the Jubilee year that "YE SHALL RETURN" every man to his possession and ye shall return every man unto his family. Leviticus 25:10

400+300+2+6 = 708 You shall return "5708" - When writing the year we ignore the millennia. After 2000 years, 1948 marked the year when Israel once again became a nation; thus many returned in this year.

Ahav - אהבה Love

Tender affection, friendship, and the joy one receives when they are loved is also numerically shared by the Hebrew word אחד. Achad means ONE! As it is written, "Hear O' Israel, the L-rd our G-d is ONE G-d and you must LOVE your G-d with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might."

LOVE אהבה = 13 ONE 13 = אחד

Mavet - מות DEATH

The gematria for Death, Hebrew - Mavet is 446. This number is also shared by the Hebrew HaEmet האמת "the truth." It is believed we come to know "THE TRUTH" of our existence at the moment of death.

Va yadu ki ani Havayah - וידעו כי-אני יהוה

"And they shall know I am the YHVH."

To know is to undestand and to percieve what is. Information is not to be confused with REVELATION. The numerical sum of the Hebrew "And they shall know I am the L-rd" is 207. The Hebrew word for LIGHT, ENLIGHTENMENT, or REVELATION is אור "OR" which also equals 207! G-d's presence is associated with the light of the shechina that will return with the coming of Moshiach. May he come quickly!

Tsadeek צדיק Righteous

Tsadeek is "righteous" and the gematria equals 204. Gematria teaches us that the righteous share a honored position before G-d. The gematria for tsad yameen
צד ימין (right side) also equals 204.

Below is a chart showing the Hebrew Alphabet or Alef-Beit. Here you will find the numerical value of each Hebrew letter.

Hebrew Character	Name	Transliteration	Numerical Value
א	Alef	omit	1
ב	Bet, Vet	b, v	2
ג	Gimel	g	3
ד	Dalet	d	4
ה	He	h	5
ו	Vav	v	6
ז	Zayin	z	7
ח	Chet	Ch	8
ט	Tet	t	9
י	Yod	y	10
כ	Kaf, Khaf	k, kh	20
ל	Lamed	l	30
מ	Mem	m	40
נ	Nun	n	50
ס	Semakh	s	60
ע	Ayin	omit	70
פ	Pe, Fe	p, f	80
צ	Tsadi	z	90
ק	Qof	q	100
ר	Resh	r	200
ר	Resh	r	200
ש	Sin, Shin	s, sh	300
ת	Tav	t	400

Charting Gematria יהוה אורא