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Gematria Tables

by | Feb 4, 2021 | Bible General, The Bible

In English, we have alpha and numeric characters: a,b,c,d,e, etc., & 0,1,2,3,4, etc.  Both Greek and Hebrew have only one set of characters used for both words and numbers. When a word in Greek is written out, it has a mathematical value.  This value is called gematria.  The Greek word for Jesus (Ἰησοῦς) has a mathematical equivalent of 888. It works like this: iota, 10; eta, 8; sigma, 200; omicron, 70; upsilon, 400; sigma, 200. The sum of 10 + 8 + 200 + 70 + 400 + 200 is 888. There are many very interesting mathematical relationships when the gematria of words and sentences are examined.  Are they coincidental or designed?  That would be up to the reader/researcher to determine.

One of the reasons gematria is important is, for example, when scribes would copy the New Testament documents they would do it letter by letter. It was her job to make sure the copies were accurate. One of the ways to verify their accuracy was to add up the letters in every row of words they would write. They would compare these mathematical totals in the copy with the original. It was yet another way to verify the accuracy of the copies.  Please see the article, Manuscript evidence for superior New Testament reliability.

Greek Letters, gematria

Gematria Table of Greek letters that are also used as numbers
Greek Letter Greek Name English Letter Numeric Value Greek Letter Greek Name English Letter Numeric Value
Α, α alpha father 1 Ξ,ξ xi box 60
B, β beta boy 2 O, ο omikron off 70
Γ, γ gamma god 3 P, π pi pet 80
Δ, δ delta dog 4 ϟ Ϟ Coph rock 90
Ε, ε epsilon end 5 Ρ ρ rho rat 100
F Digamma 6 Σ, σ, ς* sigma sam
(s,V)		 200
Z, ζ zeta zebra 7 T, τ tau test 300
H, η eta hey 8 Υ, υ upsilon up 400
Θ, θ theta thick
(q)		 9 Φ, φ phi phone
(f)		 500
I, ι iota it 10 Χ, χ chi bach 600
K, κ kappa kit 20 Ψ, ψ psi cups
(y)		 700
Λ, λ lamda low 30 Ω, ω omega orange
(w)		 800
M, μ mu mike 40 Ϡ sampsi sam 900 = sampsi
N, ν nu new 50 * means the form of the letter that occurs when it is the last letter of a word.

Gematria Table of Hebrew letters that are also used as numbers
Hebrew Letter Hebrew Name English Letter Numeric Value Hebrew Letter Hebrew Name English Letter Numeric Value
א aleph silent (א) 1 or 1000 ל lamed low 30
ב bet boy 2 ם מ* mem mike 40 600
ג gimel god 3 נ ן* nun new 50 600
ד deled dog 4 ס samech sam 60
ה heh hi 5 ע ayin silent 70
ו vov very,
up		 6 פ ף* pey pet,
phone		 80 800
ז zayin zebrea 7 צ ץ* tzadi nets 90 900
ח ches bach 8 ק kuf q, kit 100
ט tes test 9 ר reish race 200
י yod you 10 ש shin sam,
shem		 300
כ ך* chof kit 20 500 ת tof test 400

*final form is the form of the letter found when it occurs at the end of a word.

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