In the original biblical languages, every letter is also a number. Explore the ancient science of gematria — where the numeric values of Hebrew and Greek words reveal hidden layers of meaning in Scripture.
Biblical gematria is the ancient practice of reading the numeric values embedded in Hebrew and Greek letters. Far from mysticism, it reveals a mathematical architecture woven into the very fabric of Scripture by its divine Author.
Each of the 22 Hebrew letters carries a numeric value, a pictographic meaning, and a spiritual significance. Understanding this triple layer unlocks dimensions of Scripture invisible in English translation.
While Hebrew gematria gets most of the attention, the Greek New Testament has its own numeric system — isopsephy — that reveals astonishing patterns in the names and titles of Christ.
The Greek name of Jesus — Iesous — equals 888 in gematria. This number is a stunning mathematical declaration of who He is: the ultimate new beginning, surpassing the beast, completing the divine pattern.
The first five books of the Bible contain mathematical patterns so intricate and so consistent that they defy any explanation other than supernatural authorship. The numbers don't lie.
Jewish tradition teaches that God created the world through the 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet. The number 22 itself — the building blocks of language and reality — carries profound significance.
Theomatics is the discovery that biblical gematria values cluster around specific multiples when organized by theme. The same themes consistently share the same numeric signatures across the entire Bible.
The names of God in Hebrew are not just titles — they are mathematical statements. The gematria of YHWH, Elohim, El Shaddai, and other divine names reveals a numeric theology of who God is.
The prime number 37 appears with extraordinary frequency in the mathematical structure of the Bible — particularly in Genesis 1:1. It may be the single most important structural number in all of Scripture.
Genesis 1 is the most mathematically analyzed chapter in all of literature. Its numeric structures — based on 7, 37, and their multiples — reveal a level of design that transcends human authorship.
Gematria is the ancient practice of assigning numeric values to Hebrew and Greek letters. This complete beginner's guide teaches you the system, the methods, and how to calculate any word yourself.
The four-letter name of God — YHWH (יהוה) — has a gematria of 26. This number decomposes into 13+13 (love + unity), revealing God's essential nature encoded in His own name.
The first verse of the Bible — Genesis 1:1 — has a gematria of 2701. This number has mathematical properties so extraordinary that secular mathematicians have called it "statistically impossible by chance."
English gematria (A=1, B=2... Z=26) is the most accessible form of letter-value calculation. But is it legitimate? Here's an honest assessment of what English gematria can and cannot do.
In Greek isopsephy, Ἰησοῦς (Jesus) = 888. This is 8 × 111 — new beginnings tripled and multiplied. In a manuscript culture obsessed with numeric meaning, this was not lost on the early church.
The Atbash cipher — substituting the first Hebrew letter for the last, the second for the second-to-last — is actually used in the Bible itself. Jeremiah used it. Here's how it works.
Many Christians conflate gematria with numerology and reject both. But they are fundamentally different systems with different sources, methods, and purposes. Here's why the distinction matters.
A comprehensive reference chart of all 22 Hebrew letters with their numeric values, names, meanings, and pictographic origins. The essential resource for biblical gematria study.
Chapter and verse numbers were added centuries after the Bible was written. But some scholars argue the numbering system appears to carry meaning beyond navigation. Is John 3:16 at 3:16 intentional?
From "Amen" to "Hallelujah" to "Messiah" — here are 20 of the most important biblical words with their Hebrew and Greek gematria values, along with what each number reveals.