The Hebrew alphabet is not just a writing system — it is a numeric system, a pictographic system, and a theological system all in one. Each letter has a name, a picture, a sound, and a number. Here is your complete reference.
Letters 1-9: The Units
- א Aleph (1): Ox head — strength, leadership, the beginning
- ב Bet (2): House — dwelling, family, division
- ג Gimel (3): Camel — journey, carrying, divine fullness
- ד Dalet (4): Door — entry, pathway, creation
- ה Heh (5): Window — breath, grace, revelation
- ו Vav (6): Nail/hook — connection, man, securing
- ז Zayin (7): Weapon/plow — spiritual perfection, completion
- ח Chet (8): Fence — new beginnings, enclosure, life
- ט Tet (9): Basket/serpent — fruitfulness, finality
Letters 10-90: The Tens
- י Yod (10): Closed hand — divine order, work, deed
- כ Kaf (20): Open palm — covering, atonement
- ל Lamed (30): Shepherd's staff — teaching, authority, learning
- מ Mem (40): Water — testing, chaos, purification
- נ Nun (50): Fish/seed — jubilee, life, activity
- ס Samech (60): Support — sustaining, structure
- ע Ayin (70): Eye — seeing, perception, universality
- פ Peh (80): Mouth — speech, word, expression
- צ Tsade (90): Fishhook — righteousness, catching, harvest
Letters 100-400: The Hundreds
- ק Qoph (100): Back of head — holiness, cycle, behind
- ר Resh (200): Head — beginning, highest, person
- ש Shin (300): Teeth/fire — consuming, divine presence, Shaddai
- ת Tav (400): Cross/mark — seal, covenant, completion
Using This Chart
With these values memorized (or bookmarked), you can calculate the gematria of any Hebrew word. Start with God's names: El (אל) = 31, Elohim (אלהים) = 86, YHWH (יהוה) = 26. Each reveals a dimension of God's character through mathematics.