Hebrew Gematria Calculator
Hebrew gematria reads each of the 22 Hebrew letters as a number and adds them together to give a word its value. Enter Hebrew text below to see the result in all three Hebrew systems at once, with the value of every letter shown. The complete letter chart and the five final forms are further down the page.
Examples with Interpretations
What Hebrew gematria is
The Hebrew alphabet has no separate numerals. The same 22 letters serve as both script and numbers, which is why a Hebrew word can be read as a quantity as well as a term. Aleph is 1, Bet is 2, and the sequence runs through the tens and the hundreds to Tav at 400. Adding a word's letters gives its gematria value.
The practice is documented in rabbinic literature and developed further in Kabbalistic commentary, where two words sharing a value are treated as thematically linked. The arithmetic is fixed and reproducible. What a shared value means is a matter of interpretation, and this calculator reports the numbers without asserting a connection.
The 3 Hebrew systems, and how they differ
Jewish Gematria
also called Mispar Hechrachi, Standard ValueThe 22 Hebrew letters take fixed values: Aleph to Tet are 1-9, Yod to Tsadi count in tens, and Qof to Tav count in hundreds up to 400.
Mispar Gadol
also called Large ValueIdentical to the standard value, except the five final letter forms carry their own values from 500 to 900 instead of repeating the base letter.
Hebrew Ordinal
also called Mispar SiduriThe Hebrew letters are numbered 1 to 22 by alphabetical position, so Aleph=1 and Tav=22.
Worked examples
Each sum is shown in full so it can be checked by hand.
Chet(8) + Yod(10) = 18
life, the number behind the customary gift in multiples of 18
Shin(300) + Lamed(30) + Vav(6) + Final Mem(40) = 376
peace
Mem(40) + Lamed(30) + Final Kaf(500) = 570
king, which shows how Mispar Gadol diverges once a final letter appears
Values of common Hebrew words
Standard values (Mispar Hechrachi) for words that come up often in gematria discussion. Words that share a total, such as echad and ahavah, are the pairs commentators most often cite.
| Word | Transliteration | Meaning | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| אחד | echad | one | 13 |
| אהבה | ahavah | love | 13 |
| חי | chai | life | 18 |
| יהוה | YHVH | the four-letter divine name | 26 |
| אלהים | Elohim | God | 86 |
| הטבע | ha-teva | nature | 86 |
| אמת | emet | truth | 441 |
| שלום | shalom | peace | 376 |
| תורה | Torah | instruction, the Five Books | 611 |
| משיח | mashiach | anointed, messiah | 358 |
| נחש | nachash | serpent | 358 |
| ברכה | brachah | blessing | 227 |
Hebrew gematria chart
All 22 letters with their value in each of the three systems. Aleph is 1 and Tav is 400 in the standard system.
| Letter | Name | Standard | Gadol | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| א | Aleph | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| ב | Bet | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| ג | Gimel | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| ד | Dalet | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| ה | He | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| ו | Vav | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| ז | Zayin | 7 | 7 | 7 |
| ח | Chet | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| ט | Tet | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| י | Yod | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| כ | Kaf | 20 | 20 | 11 |
| ל | Lamed | 30 | 30 | 12 |
| מ | Mem | 40 | 40 | 13 |
| נ | Nun | 50 | 50 | 14 |
| ס | Samech | 60 | 60 | 15 |
| ע | Ayin | 70 | 70 | 16 |
| פ | Pe | 80 | 80 | 17 |
| צ | Tsadi | 90 | 90 | 18 |
| ק | Qof | 100 | 100 | 19 |
| ר | Resh | 200 | 200 | 20 |
| ש | Shin | 300 | 300 | 21 |
| ת | Tav | 400 | 400 | 22 |
The five final (sofit) forms
Five Hebrew letters change shape when they end a word. These are the only letters where the standard system and Mispar Gadol disagree, which is why the two systems return the same total for most words and diverge for others.
| Letter | Name | Standard | Gadol | Ordinal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ך | Final Kaf | 20 | 500 | 11 |
| ם | Final Mem | 40 | 600 | 13 |
| ן | Final Nun | 50 | 700 | 14 |
| ף | Final Pe | 80 | 800 | 17 |
| ץ | Final Tsadi | 90 | 900 | 18 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Hebrew gematria?
Hebrew gematria is the practice of reading the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet as numbers and adding them together to give a word or phrase a numerical value. Aleph is 1, Bet is 2, and the sequence continues in tens and then hundreds up to Tav at 400. It is used in Jewish textual scholarship, where commentators note words that share a value and draw thematic connections between them.
How is Hebrew gematria calculated?
Replace each letter with its value and add the values together. In the standard system the first nine letters are 1 to 9, the next nine count in tens from 10 to 90, and the last four count in hundreds from 100 to 400. The word חי is Chet(8) + Yod(10) = 18.
What is the difference between Mispar Hechrachi and Mispar Gadol?
They differ only on the five final (sofit) letter forms. Mispar Hechrachi gives a final letter the same value as its base form, so מלך is 40 + 30 + 20 = 90. Mispar Gadol gives the final forms their own values from 500 to 900, so the same word is 40 + 30 + 500 = 570. For a word with no final letter the two systems always agree.
What is Hebrew Ordinal, or Mispar Siduri?
Hebrew Ordinal numbers the letters 1 to 22 by their position in the alphabet rather than by their traditional value. Aleph is 1 and Tav is 22, so Tav is 400 in the standard system but 22 in Ordinal. Final forms take the same ordinal as their base letter.
Is Jewish gematria the same as Hebrew gematria?
In ordinary use the terms are interchangeable, and the standard method is also called Mispar Hechrachi or Standard Value. This calculator labels that method Jewish Gematria.
Can I calculate Hebrew gematria from English letters?
Yes, but the result is an estimate rather than a fixed value. English input is transliterated into Hebrew first and the Hebrew values are then applied, so the total depends on how the word is spelled in Hebrew. The calculator shows the Hebrew spelling it used and lets you correct it.
Does the calculator handle vowel points?
Yes. Niqqud carries no numerical value in gematria, so vowel points and cantillation marks are stripped before the letters are counted. Pasting pointed text from a Hebrew Bible gives the same result as pasting the unpointed consonants.
Why do some Hebrew words share the same value?
There are only 22 letters and totals tend to cluster, so many words land on the same number by chance. Jewish commentary treats some of these matches as meaningful, such as ahavah (love) and echad (one), which both total 13, or mashiach (messiah) and nachash (serpent), which both total 358. The calculator shows the numbers. Whether a match carries meaning is a question of interpretation.
How do I find the gematria of my Hebrew name?
Write the name in Hebrew letters and paste it into the calculator. If you only know the English spelling, the calculator can transliterate it to a Hebrew spelling, but a name can be spelled several ways in Hebrew and each spelling gives a different total. Use the Hebrew spelling from a source you trust for a fixed value.
How is Hebrew gematria different from Greek isopsephy?
Both assign values to letters in alphabetical order and add them. Hebrew runs from 1 to 400 across 22 letters, with variant systems such as Mispar Gadol and Ordinal, while Greek runs from 1 to 900 across 27 letters including the archaic digamma, qoppa and sampi. The Greek counterpart has its own calculator.
Is the Hebrew gematria calculator free?
Yes. It runs in the browser on any device and needs no account, signup or payment.