How does gematria work

gematria is an ancient Jewish form of numerology that assigns numerical values to a word or phrase. The numerical value is associated with the sum total of the letters used within each word and phrase of the original text. Gematria can be used as a tool for understanding hidden meanings in Hebrew texts, as well as exploring relationships between words and phrases in the Bible.

To understand how gematria works, let's look at an example. The Hebrew word "אמור", meaning "to say," has a numerical value of 241. This can be derived by summing up all the individual numbers assigned to each letter in the word. For instance, in this case, א is valued at 1, מ is 40, ו is 6, and ר is 200—so when we add these numbers together we get 241 (1 + 40 + 6 + 200 = 241).

Now that you have the numerical value for this word, you can use it to explore other words having the same numerical value. For instance, if you search for words with a numerical value of 241 you may find some interesting connections between otherwise seemingly unrelated words or phrases: such as "Aramaic" (241), "Torah" (241), "Yehochanan" (241), "Tzedaka" (241).