Variants Modern Hebrew Serif
Alef Bet Gimel Dalet He Vav Zayin Het Tet Yod Kaf Final Kaf Lamed Mem Final Mem Nun Final Nun
Sansserif
Monospaced
Ancestral Cursive
Rashi
Phoenician
PaleoHebrew
Aramaic
Samekh Ayin Pe Final Pe Tsadi Final Tsadi Qof Resh Shin Tav
The Hebrew Numbering System Hebrew uses an ancient numbering system, in which each letter has a value and a number is indicated by a group of letters by adding their values. Nowadays this numbering system is used in Hebrew dates and in numbering items. The numbers 15 and 16 use Tet instead of Yod for religious reasons. Thousands are indicated separately. In dates, the thousands in the year number are normally omitted. These letters are marked with Geresh if a single letter is used, Gershayim if more than one. These marks mean "not a word", and are used also for acronyms and abbreviations. The same system is used to discover hidden meanings in the Bible and other books. The table on the left shows the numerical values of each letter. The table on the right shows some examples.
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Number Letter
Value Hebrew
Alef
1
Bet
2
Gimel
3
Dalet
4
He
5
Vav
6
Zayin
7
Het
8
Tet
9
Yod
10
Kaf
20
Lamed
30
Mem
40
Nun
50
Samekh
60
Ayin
70
Pe
80
Tsadi
90
Qof
100
Resh
200
Shin
300
Tav
400
Letters
Hebrew
1
Alef Geresh
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2
Bet Geresh
'
3
Gimel Geresh
'
4
Dalet Geresh
'
5
He Geresh
'
6
Vav Geresh
'
7
Zayin Geresh
'
8
Het Geresh
'
9
Tet Geresh
'
10
Yod Geresh
'
11
Yod Gershayim Alef
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14
Yod Gershayim Dalet
"
15
Tet Gershayim Vav
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16
Tet Gershayim Zayin
"
17
Yod Gershayim Zayin
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18
Yod Gershayim Het
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20
Kaf Geresh
'
51
Nun Gershayim Alef
"
600
Tav Gershayim Resh
"
900
Tav Tav Gershayim Qof
5759
He Geresh Space Tav Shin Nun Gershayim Tet
5000
He Geresh Space Alef Lamed Pe Yod Final Mem
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HEBREW ALPHABET
GREEK ALPHABET
The Mystery of the Hebrew Language The beginning of language on earth can be traced back to John 1:1, which states: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (NRSV) When Adam and Eve lived in the Garden of Eden, God revealed to them the basic structure of the original language. At that time man lacked direct experience, so he needed to be taught how to think and function in order to deal with his environment. His mind was in some ways like that of a newborn baby. The creative process of developing the human mind was not finalized in the Garden. It will continue throughout the cycles of human habitation of the earth. The finished product (a human being from God's perspective) can only come to his full potential by being born on the other side of reality after his earthly life is through.
For example, after programming a computer usually must be shut down and restarted. Similarly, people must die and then be resurrected in order to become a finished product in accordance with God's full pleasure and intent. However, because God does not want preprogrammed robots, he gave us free will. Many human beings will reject eternal life by rejecting God. Since they do not choose to conform to his image, they will remain dead and eventually be eliminated in the lake of fire. Only those made holy and clean by the blood of Jesus Christ will remain to live forever.
The Symbolism of the Hebrew Language The written Hebrew language captures the original concept of God's program. It is the only language that survived after the confusion of Babel to retain some of its original design. Many Bible verses contain hidden or confirming messages buried within the text that are revealed when overlaid or analyzed with what I call the Hebrew Alphabet Number System. As stated elsewhere, each letter of the Hebrew alphabet contains three dimensions: 1. 2. 3.
They are simply common letters that make up wor ds. Each letter also expresses a symbolic concept. Each letter represents a mathematical value.
After the destruction of the First Temple in ancient Israel, the Hebrew language was no longer used. It was exchanged for Aramaic and later Greek. Those languages do not incorporate the above three linguistic dimensions that were embodied in the original text. Therefore, in order to understand the complete message of biblical prophecy, we must study some details of the original Hebrew Alphabet Number System. The original Hebrew alphabet contained foundational knowledge from God that men could never discover. In it was buried the concept of creation, the source of the beginning of the universe, and the first step toward diversity. The ancient Hebrew speakers organized things by assigning numbers for levels of priority. For instance, in our bodies the most important organ is the brain; therefore, we might assign the number one (1) to it. For two (2), we may choose the heart. The Hebrews used tables to show how they prioritized things like metals, fruits and vegetables, planets, and even our weekly cycle: the first day, Sunday (the sun), is followed by Monday (the moon). These concepts connect to the spiritual-physical side of man and are interwoven in the fabric of human history. Here are some examples:
Similarly, the Hebrew Alphabet Number System combines numbers and symbols to explain the universe, the earth, and our existence. This system can be used to understand important concepts and philosophies. Following is a list of the twenty-two Hebrew numbers with their corresponding letters. I tried to capture the meanings of these numbers and letters, as I understand them. I am not a Jewish scholar, and I do not speak Hebrew. But this brief conceptual analysis will give you a glimpse into the complexity of the Hebrew Alphabet Number System and how it can be used to discover hidden meanings in Bible texts, especially those that relate to the Apocalypse.
Letter-by-Letter Summary
1 = Aleph
The first letter of the Hebrew alphabet is Aleph. It represents God the Creator, a profound mystery of unity and harmony. Aleph has a numerical value of one (1). It signifies a beginning. Aleph is one of two consonants in the Hebrew language that cannot be pronounced. It is always silent, indicating the qualities of being hidden, incomprehensible, unexplainable, and infinite. Aleph symbolizes the beginning of everything in the universe. All had its origin within and from Revelation 22:13 God (El). Genesis 1.1; Revelation 2 = Beth
Beth means "house." Its mathematical value is two (2). The ultimate purpose of God’s plan is summarized in Revelation 21:3. Bethel means the house of God – his church – Jesus Christ – the Son (Ben) of God and Son of man. Christ is the second person in the Godhead.
3 = Gimel
Gimel means "camel." Its numerical value is three (3). This animal is the legendary supporter of mankind in the wilderness – the Holy Spirit – the third person in the Godhead. It has very tough knees for kneeling down – something that it has to do very often in mountainous passes. Remember Jesus’ words in Matthew 19:24 Gimel also stands for "rewarder or gift." In the Trinity, God is one ( Aleph) but His attributes are expressed in the time dimension as GodFather, GodSon, and GodSpirit – the greatest gift that has ever been given to mankind when Jesus ascended into heaven. 4 = Daleth
Daleth means "door." It has a mathematical value of four (4). (4). The house ( Beth) has a door ( Daleth Daleth) – John 10:9 - by which you can go out or come in. John 10:1 and John 10:10 gives you an explanation of why Jesus is the ONLY way . Psalms:84:10: For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. 5 = Heh
The fifth letter is Heh, which means "to behold!" Daniel:3:25: He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no hurt; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of God. John:1:36: And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Behold the Lamb of God! Its numerical value is five (5). 6 = Waw
Waw means "hook or nail." Its numerical value is six (6) – carnal perfection. In our quest for wisdom without God we became blind. 1Timothy:6:10: For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. Luke 15:15-16 would be our lot in life. Because, we got hooked, Jesus got nailed. The fatted calf had to become a propitiation for our sins.
Revelation:1:7: Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen. 7 = Zayin
Zayin means "sword/strife" "sword/str ife" or "completeness/perfection." "completeness/perf ection." The numeric value of Zayin is seven (7). When examining the eternal dimension, Zayin means "divine completeness or perfection ”,
and it will not happen before Armageddon. Matthew 10:34 - Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword. 8 = Cheth
Cheth has a numerical value of eight (8). It means "hedged in – Job 1:10”. After we had to be rescued by God’s grace and mercy and given a new beginning and now that we know the truth, you have to be extremely foolish to walk away from that protective hedge.
Eight people were saved from the Flood (Noah, his wife, his three sons, and their wives). These eight people represented a new beginning for mankind after the world was destroyed by water. ( Daleth Daleth) - Four males and four females came from the old world into the new, progressing into 3 Gimel the Cheth (8 = 2 = Beth ), a new beginning on a higher level. 9 = Teth
The ninth letter, Teth, indicates "the goodness of God." Psalms 73:1 and Matthew 19:17 tells us that only God is good. 10 = Yod
Yod means "the giving hand ." Psalms:119:73: Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments. The power of the hand is symbolic for "law and responsibility." The Ten Commandments made up the Law of God was given to Israel. 20 = Kaph
Kaph means "the receiving hand." According to ancient Hebrew law, a person had to be twenty (20) years old to become an adult citizen who was fully accountable to the law. (Exodus 30:14; Numbers 26:2-4, 32:11). 30 = Lamed
Lamed means "to teach and learn." The teacher must point to the truth. In his hands is the shepherd’s staff. Jesus is the good shepherd. Jesus is our high priest. All priests must be ordained. The other meaning meaning of Lamed is "dedication." It is connected with the blood and life of Jesus. He started his public ministry at the age of thirty (30) years. (Luke 3:23) According to the Old Testament, a man had to be thirty years old to fulfill the duties of a tabernacle/temple priest. (Numbers 4:23)
The curtain in the Jewish temple, which separated the people from God, was thirty cubits long. At the time of Jesus' death this curtain was split in two, allowing people direct access to God. Jesus is the fulfillment of the law. 40 = Mem
Mem means "water." When applied to days, months, or years, years, the number forty (40) does not necessary mean an actual measurable amount of time. Rather, it conveys something related to the time-life dimension like a “generation.” These concepts can be compared to water, which is an indefinable expanse without borders, a condition in which people could drown and die.
Remember the “Great Flood.” Mem also means that there is a purpose to the "trials," "testing," or "probation" of life on this side. Israel spent forty years in the wilderness being tested by God before they crossed over Jordan to inherit the Promised Land . (Deuteronomy 8:2-5) Jesus was tempted by the devil for forty days. (Luke 4:1) Forty days after his resurrection, Jesus ascended into heaven. (Acts 1:3) 50 = Nun
Nun means "to spread out, increase, propagate or flourish." Joshua, the son of Nun (50), led the children of Israel through to the Promised Land. Joshua is a type of Jesus who will lead us into the eternal rest of the Kingdom of God. (Hebrews 4:8-11) The Torah required Israel to celebrate a special year-long holiday every fifty years called the Jubilee. All debts were forgiven on that day, all property returned to the original owners, all slaves freed, the high priest changed to another family, political ties were cut and money reevaluated to its original worth. On the fiftieth day after the Lord's resurrection, Christians celebrate the holiday of Pentecost commemorating the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. The number fifty (50) is also connected with Israel's future return and restoration to the land God gave them (1968-2018). The letter Nun is the symbol of posterity, perpetuity and eternality. Matthew:1:17: So all the generations from Abraham to David are fourteen generations; and from David until the carrying away into Babylon are fourteen generations; and from the carrying away into Babylon unto Christ are fourteen generations. 60 = Samech
Samech means to uphold, support, sustain, establish and stand fast. Isaiah:9:6: For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
Isaiah:9:7: Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even forever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
The image of Nebuchadnezzar, which he erected and then commanded to be worshiped, stood sixty cubits high and six cubits wide. (Daniel 3:1) Daniel:5:20: But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hardened in pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, and they took his glory from him: Daniel:5:21: And he was driven from the sons of men; and his heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was with the wild asses: they fed him with grass like oxen, and his body was wet with the dew of heaven; till he knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 70 = Ayin
Ayin means "eyes." It is the symbol of vision and insight. This letter, like Aleph, is silent and can only be verbalized with vowels. The number seventy (70) is an expression of "the sum total of this world." For seventy years Israel lived in exile before they were restored. (Jeremiah 25:11; 29:10) Daniel 9:24 prophesied that seventy (70) weeks would be allowed for Israel to put an end to sin. Israel's final restoration will be seventy years long (1948-2018). Jesus appointed seventy disciples to go out in his name and preach the good news. (Luke 10) In Matthew 18:21-22 Jesus said to forgive those who sin against you seventy times seven (490 times). Zechariah:4:10: For who hath despised the day of small things? For they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through the whole earth. 80 = Pey
Pey means "mouth." Malachi:2:6: The law of truth was in his mouth, and iniquity was not found in his lips: he walked with me in peace and equity, and did turn many away from iniquity. Malachi:2:7: For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.
90 = Tzaddi
Tzaddi means "righteous." Job:1:1: There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job:1:8: And the LORD said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? Matthew:6:33: But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. Proverbs:3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding. Tzaddi symbolizes a walking stick. Lean on it! Do not put any faith into thy own strength. Matthew:6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 100 = Koph
Koph means "eye of a needle." Jesus used an illustration of a camel going through the eye of a needle.
Matthew:19:24: And again I say unto you, It is easier for a gamla (rope not camel) to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God.
A wealthy man had come to Yeshua seeking what he must do to "inherit eternal life". After hearing Yeshua's response, Mark wrote that the man "was sad at that saying, and went away grieved". He was sad and he was grieved gr ieved because Yeshua's response was not the answer he had hoped for. He didn't realize that greater wealth wealth then he had ever dreamed of could be his if he accepted Yeshua's answer. This man was w as as the seed sown amongst thorns. He was acquainted with accumulating accumulating "great possessions" but he was not acquainted with laying up "treasure in heaven". He may have known "the commandments" but he didn't know the Word of GOD. It is interesting that before Yeshua gave him his answer, the Scripture says that Yeshua "loved him". That is always why the word is sown. That is why the word is sent. But too often it is rejected. Yeshua wasn't desiring to deprive this rich man of his wealth. Yeshua was showing him the way into the kingdom of GOD. Yeshua was offering him treasures vastly superior to any that moth and rust could corrupt. Thus, three times, as if trying to drive the point home to His disciples, d isciples, Yeshua said, "How hardly shall they that have riches enter into the kingdom of God...how hard is it for them that trust in riches to enter into the kingdom of God...It is easier for a camel [rope] to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter into the kingdom of God". For Yeshua to declare this warning three times, speaks loudly to those who
have ears to hear. The desire for riches is not to be underestimated in its ability to deceive and divert one from the narrow way that leads unto life. Genesis:17:17: Then Abraham fell upon his face, and laughed, and said in his heart, Shall a child be born unto him that is an hundred years old? And shall Sarah, that is ninety years old, bear? Abraham came to understand that nothing is impossible with God. 200 = Resh
Resh means a "head." Psalms:119:160: Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever . Proverbs:4:7 - 9: Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all thy getting get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her. She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace: a crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 300 = Shin Shin means "tooth." Psalms:112:10: The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; he shall gnash with
his teeth, and melt away: the desire of the wicked shall perish. Psalms:10:15: Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man: seek out his wickedness till thou find none. Psalms:10:16: The LORD is King for ever and ever: the heathen are perished out of his land. 400 = Taw
The last letter of the Hebrew alphabet is Taw, which means a "cross" or a "sign." Revelation:7:2: And I saw another angel ascending from the east, having the seal of the living God: and he cried with a loud voice to the four angels, to whom it was given to hurt the earth and the sea, Revelation:7:3: Saying, Hurt not the earth, neither the sea, nor the trees, till we have sealed the servants of our God in their foreheads. Revelation:7:4: And I heard the number of them which were sealed: and there were sealed an hundred and forty and four thousand of all the tribes of the children of Israel.
Combining Numbers All numbers besides these twenty-two are written as combinations of the above numbers. For example, "teen" numbers (12, 13, etc.) do not exist in the Hebrew numbering system. They are expressed as 10 + 1, 10 + 2, 10 + 3, etc. Adding ten (Jod ) to another number brings the meaning of that number up to a higher level.
The Hebrew alphabet is composed of twenty-two letters. The last book of the Bible (Revelation) has twenty-two chapters. Combining twenty ( Kaph, which means "holding or reaching hand" or "redemption") with two ( Beth, which means "house") , we get twenty-two (22), which represents "an active hand with purpose in my house." The number twenty-two (22) can also mean "banned or exiled to another world." Jacob was separated from Isaac for twenty-two years. Joseph was separated from his father for twenty-two years. A large number may be expressed by multiplying a base number by itself. For example, fortynine (49) could be expressed as 7 x 7. Seven (Zayin) means "strife/sword"; therefore, 49 (seven squared) indicates seven times more trouble than seven. To decide whether the proper meaning of a number in a particular instance can be determined by adding or multiplying other component numbers, we must examine the biblical contexts and compare several Bible verses that use that number. If many references indicate the same or similar meanings, we can be reasonably assured that a true interpretation has been established.
God in Everything A thorough study of the Hebrew Alphabet Number System reveals that God has imbedded his complete plan for humankind in it. 1 = Aleph: "I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last." (Revelation 22:13 NRSV)
2 = Beth: "I am in the Father and the Father is in me." (John 14:10 NRSV) 3 = Gimel: GodFather, GodSon, and GodSpirit (Matthew 28:19) 4 = Daleth: "And the Word became flesh." (John 1:14 NRSV) 5 = Heh: Jesus rose from death. (Luke 24:7 and Mark 16:6) We could continue through the whole alphabet and still not fully capture the meaning of God. He is hidden in every level of human speech and thoughts that are expressed in the alphabet, yet we could never fully define him with mere symbols like letters of the alphabet.
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