Gematria is an ancient practice of assigning numbers to letters, used in Jewish tradition to find links between words with equal values. For example שלום (shalom, peace) totals 376. Modern English ciphers apply the same idea to the Latin alphabet.
How to use the Gematria Calculator
- Word or phrase (Hebrew or English)
Everything runs in your browser, so results appear instantly and nothing you type is sent to a server.
How it works
Each recognised letter is looked up in every cipher and the values are summed. Hebrew vowel points (niqqud) are ignored; spaces and punctuation do not count.
Formula
Hebrew: א=1 … י=10, כ=20 … ק=100, ר=200, ש=300, ת=400.English ordinal: A=1 … Z=26; English gematria = ordinal × 6.Worked example
Inputs — Word or phrase (Hebrew or English): שלום.
Results — Hebrew standard (mispar hechrechi) = 376; Hebrew with finals (mispar gadol) = 936; English ordinal (A=1…Z=26) = 0; English gematria (×6) = 0; Jewish cipher (English letters) = 0; Reduced / Pythagorean (1–9) = 0.
Frequently asked questions
What is the gematria of שלום?
376 in the standard system.
What are final letters?
Five Hebrew letters (ך ם ן ף ץ) have special forms at the end of a word; mispar gadol gives them 500–900.
Is gematria scientific?
No; it is a traditional interpretive and recreational practice.
What formula does the Gematria Calculator use?
Hebrew: א=1 … י=10, כ=20 … ק=100, ר=200, ש=300, ת=400.