Hebrew letters are sometimes used to express numbers. For example, Aleph stands for 1, Bet for 2, and so on. The following table lists numeric values for letters:

2021年8月4日 · Each letter of the Hebrew alef-bet (alphabet) has a numerical value, specified in the chart below. When specifying years of the Hebrew calendar in the present millennium, we omit the thousands (which is presently 5, ה ).

The numerical values of the Hebrew and Greek letters are no secret. They have been around for over 2000 years and have not changed. There are many literature sources (including Wikipedia) that correctly specify the numerical values of the letters. The following table gives an overview:

Letter charts showing the Hebrew consonants, vowels, and their literal and symbolic meanings and numerical (Gematria) values.

Each letter is considered to have a numerical value which is used in writing numbers and for numerological interpretations of words. Five letters have alternative glyphs when they occur at the end of words. These are encoded in Unicode as separate code points before the respective base characters, as follows:

According to most practitioners, there are several methods used to calculate the numerical value for individual words and phrases. When converted to a number, words/phrases can then be compared to other words/phrases and similarities drawn. I list the most common Hebrew gematria methods below.

Hebrew traditionally (before the modern era) didn’t have a separate set of numerals. Instead, each letter of the alphabet was assigned a value, starting with (alef to yod), then (yod to qof), then (qof to tav). Letters were then added together to create values. This also became the principle behind standard gematria.

The Hebrew alphabet, known as the Aleph-Bet, consists of 22 letters, each with its own distinct shape, sound, and numerical value. In Hebrew, some letters undergo a visual transformation when they appear at the end of a word, a phenomenon known as “final forms.”

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.

See illustrations of the letters and vowel points of the Hebrew alphabet in print, script and Rashi script. Learn the names and numerical values of the letters. Also discusses .htmon (writing Hebrew in English letters).