Gematria, also known as gimatria, is a Jewish system of assigning numerical values to words and phrases. It is commonly used as a tool to interpret scripture and is popular in kabbalistic studies. gematria calculators are computer programs or online tools that calculate the numerical value of any given word or phrase according to the laws of gematria.
Simply put, the gematria calculator assign numerical value to each letter in alphabetical order, beginning with alef at 1 and ending with tav (ת) at 400. Each letter's numerical value is added together to derive the total numerical value of a given word or phrase. Through this method each word or phrase can be assigned an integral numerical value which allows for comparison between different words or phrases from different languages including Latin, Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew.
Gematriacalculators can be found both onlineand as software programs for computers. The calculators are quite simpleto use and only require users to insert the desired words or phrases into their interface before automatically calculating the numerical value of said words or phrases. In addition to words and phrases it is also possible to calculate the total numerical value of an individual book, chapter, verse or sentence of scripture.
While gematria calculators mainly serve Kabbalistic practitioners they can also be useful for linguistic research by allowing users to measure similarities between words from different languages by comparing their total numerical values with one another.
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