Simple gematria chart

Gematria is an ancient practice of assigning numerical values to words with the intention of discovering hidden meanings in text. Understanding the principles of gematria can be helpful for interpreting religious texts and understanding Hebrew numerology. The simplest form of gematria is the Hebrew alphabet numerical chart, which assigns numerical values from 1 to 400 to all 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet.

The first letter in all Semitic languages, including ancient Aramaic, is aleph (א). It has no distinct number in Hebrew gematria, but it is used as a starting point and each subsequent letter has a numerical value that increases by one (1,2,3…). Thus the aleph corresponds to 1 in gematria and the last letter Tav (ת) corresponds to 400.

The next two letters Beit and Gimmel also do not possess independent numerical values but are instead assigned approximate measurements such as "in pairs" (בּ גּ) and "in thirds" (בג). For example, if one were to decipher a word with 3 letters from these three letters, בָּגָּה (Bagah) would be separated into two sets of "in pairs" and one set of "in thirds", thus representing 24 + 24+ 8 = 56 in gematria. In Jewish tradition, this familiar word contains great spiritual significance as it refers to faith being "bound" together with God's will - encapsulating the concept that spiritual healing comes from forming relationships that are founded upon faith and trust.

Other coding systems follow similar rules for assigning numerical values for other languages like Greek or Latin-based ones such as Kabalistic Gematria or Kabbalah Gematrion. The Judeo-Christian-influenced Abjad system assigns numbers based on a 30 base system which follows the same principle above but adds up through ten after Tav(ת): shin(ש), Tav&Shin (תש), Samech-Mem(סמ), Hei-Alef(הא), Vav&Tzadi(וץ) etc - symbolising prosperity by having 10 held within 600 combined units.

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