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PricingAboutSupportGematria Calculator
Tap Hebrew letters on the keyboard below, or type an English name, a number or a date. Every letter has a value; the calculator adds them, shows the working in all five methods, and finds other words with the same total.
In Hebrew letters: שע״ו
- Esau · esavchecked by hand
- עשו
Pairs marked checked were verified by hand. Shalom (376) equals Esau (376), a match the commentaries discuss; chai (18) is why gifts come in multiples of 18.
How Gematria Works
Hebrew never had separate numerals. Letters did the job: alef to tet are 1 to 9, yod to tzadi are 10 to 90, kuf to tav are 100 to 400. A year like 5787 is written תשפ״ז, and a word like שלום is also a sum, 376.
Reading that sum against other words is the practice called gematria. The Talmud uses it to connect verses; the kabbalists built systems on it; and Israelis still use the everyday piece of it, which is why a wedding gift is 180 shekels and not 200.
The Five Methods
Standard is the default everywhere. The large method gives the five final letters their own values, so a word ending in mem sofit jumps by 560. Ordinal counts position in the alphabet, which makes tav 22 rather than 400. Reduced folds every value to a single digit. Atbash reverses the alphabet before counting: alef reads as tav, bet as shin. Each is a different lens, and the calculator shows all five so you can see how a match holds up.
Typing Without a Hebrew Keyboard
The keyboard under the box runs in alphabet order, alef on the right through tav on the left, with every letter’s value printed on its key and the five final forms on the last row. Finals are counted as their regular letter except under the large method, where the keys switch to 500 through 900. On a phone the system keyboard stays down while you tap, so the letters are never hidden. If you type Hebrew often, enabling a Hebrew keyboard on your own device is faster, and the online Hebrew keyboard has the real Israeli layout with nikud.
Numbers, Names and Dates
Type a number such as 18 or 5787 and the calculator writes it in Hebrew letters and lists the words that add up to it. Type an English name and it converts the name by sound, then offers the traditional spelling when there is one, since Rachel as רחל is 238 and the sound-alike spelling is a different number altogether. Type a date and it converts it to the Hebrew calendar, writes the day, month and year in letters, and adds them. Every result has a link you can copy, so a value can be shared as it was calculated.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is gematria?
Gematria assigns a number to each Hebrew letter (alef 1, bet 2, up to tav 400) and adds them up, so every word has a value. Words with the same value are read as connected; the practice runs through the Talmud, midrash and kabbalah.
How do I type Hebrew without a Hebrew keyboard?
Tap the letters on the keyboard under the box. They run in alphabet order from alef to tav, each one showing its value, with the five final letters on the last row. On a phone the system keyboard stays down while you use it; tick "Use my phone's keyboard" to type with it instead.
What does chai equal?
Chai (חי, life) is 18: chet 8 plus yod 10. That is why gifts and donations are given in multiples of 18.
Which method should I use?
Standard (mispar hechrechi) is what people mean by gematria unless they say otherwise. The large method counts final letters as 500 to 900, ordinal uses the letter's position, reduced folds every value to one digit, and atbash swaps the alphabet end for end. The calculator shows all five values side by side; the selected method drives the working and the matching words.
Can I type a name in English?
Yes. The calculator converts it to Hebrew letters by sound, and when the name has a traditional Hebrew form (Rachel is רחל, Isaac is יצחק) it offers that spelling as a one-tap chip, so you get the gematria of the real name rather than of a transliteration.
Can I calculate a phrase or a verse?
Yes. Type the whole phrase with spaces. Each word gets its own subtotal and the grand total is shown above them. Nikud, maqaf and punctuation are ignored.
How does the date gematria work?
Type a civil date as day/month/year (14/05/1948) or year-month-day (1948-05-14). The calculator converts it to the Hebrew date, writes the day, the month and the year in letters, and adds the three values. When the day and month could be read either way it says which reading it used.