Gematria is a rich field of numerological and symbolic interpretation, especially within Hebrew, Greek, and Arabic traditions. While many Gematria techniques are mystical and interpretive rather than empirically “proven” in the scientific sense, there are well-established traditional methods used in Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), Hellenistic traditions, and Islamic Abjad numerology. These methods are consistent, historically documented, and widely studied.
Here’s a list of the core, well-known methods of Gematria, along with their meanings and usage:
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馃М CORE METHODS OF GEMATRIA (HEBREW FOCUS)
1. Mispar Hechrechi (Standard Value)
> The most common form of Gematria. Each letter has a fixed numerical value.
Letter Value
讗 1
讘 2
讙 3
... ...
讬 10
讻 20
... 拽
专 200
砖 300
转 400
馃敻 Used for finding word equivalencies and relationships.
馃敻 Example:
讞讬讬诐 (life) = 8 + 10 + 10 + 40 = 68
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2. Mispar Gadol (Large Value)
> Includes final forms (sofit letters) as separate values.
Final Letters Value
讱 500
诐 600
谉 700
祝 800
抓 900
馃敻 Often used in deeper Kabbalistic interpretation.
馃敻 Allows for higher numeric ranges.
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3. Mispar Katan (Reduced Value / Small Number)
> Drops all zeroes → only the unit digits (1–9)
馃敻 Example:
转讜专讛 (Torah) = 400 + 6 + 200 + 5 = 611 → 6 + 1 + 1 = 8
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4. Mispar Siduri (Ordinal Value)
> The order of letters in the alphabet.
Letter Value
讗 1
讘 2
讙 3
转 22
馃敻 Focuses on position, not magnitude.
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5. Mispar Milui (Spelled-Out Value)
> Uses the value of the letter's spelled name.
Example:
讗 (Aleph) = 讗诇祝 = 1 + 30 + 80 = 111
馃敻 This technique generates layered numeric meanings by spelling out each letter.
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6. Atbash Cipher (Reverse Alphabet)
> Substitutes each letter with its reverse counterpart.
| 讗 ↔ 转 | 讘 ↔ 砖 | 讙 ↔ 专 | ... |
Example:
讗讚诐 (Adam) → Atbash = 转爪谞
馃敻 Reveals oppositional or hidden meanings in text.
馃敻 Used in Talmud and Kabbalistic texts.
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7. Albam Cipher
> Substitutes letters using a fixed offset: First 11 letters map to second 11.
| 讗 ↔ 诇 | 讘 ↔ 诪 | 讙 ↔ 谞 | ... |
馃敻 One of the letter transposition ciphers mentioned in ancient Jewish texts.
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8. Rash"i Technique (Roshei Teivot / Notarikon)
> Acronyms and initials form new words or concepts.
Example:
讗.诪.转 (Emet – "truth") = 讗ֵ诇 诪ֶ诇ֶ讱ְ 谞ֶ讗ֱ诪ָ谉 (God, faithful King)
馃敻 Used to compress or unpack ideas.
馃敻 Not strictly Gematria but often used alongside.
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9. Temurah (Letter Permutation)
> Rearranging letters to form new meanings.
Includes:
Anagramming
Substitution ciphers (Atbash, Albam, etc.)
馃敻 A root method in Sefer Yetzirah, a foundational Kabbalistic text.
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10. Equidistant Letter Sequences (ELS)
> Found in later explorations of the Torah (and criticized for overreach).
Pick every nth letter to form new words.
馃敻 Used in the so-called “Bible Code” studies.
馃敻 Highly controversial but inspired by medieval ideas of hidden structure in sacred text.
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⚖️ SUMMARY TABLE
Method Name Type Notes
Mispar Hechrechi Standard Value Most common system
Mispar Gadol Large Value Adds final letter forms
Mispar Katan Reduced Value Drops zeroes
Mispar Siduri Ordinal Position Based on letter order
Mispar Milui Spelled-Out Recursive value expansion
Atbash Cipher Reverse alphabet
Albam Cipher Offset substitution cipher
Notarikon Abbreviation Uses initials or acronyms
Temurah Permutation Letter rearrangement or cipher
ELS Pattern-Based Distance-skip pattern mining
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馃И Are These “Proven”?
Consistent: Yes — used systematically in rabbinic literature for centuries.
Spiritual / Interpretive: Yes — used to derive hidden or divine insight.
Empirical / Scientific: No — not proven in the modern empirical sense, but their internal logic is coherent and reproducible.
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