Hebrew Numerology

Numerology is the study of numbers. It is believed numbers give an insight about specific characteristics or personality traits of an individual. The modern numerology was gleaned from ancient Hebrew numerology. A numerology report of an individual is based on his date of birth. The numbers of his date of birth are summed to get a single-digit number. Similarly, the alphabets are also given numerical values. A numerologist can read past, present and future not only by adding the digits of an individual's date of birth, but also by summing up the values assigned to the alphabets of his name.

Hebrew Numerology

Hebrew numerologists believe that an individual's true nature and personality is enshrined in his name. The alphabets are assigned values from 1 to 9. Given below are the numbers and the corresponding alphabets of modern numerology.

A J S = 1

B K T = 2

C L U = 3

D M V = 4

E N W = 5

F O X = 6

G P Y = 7

H Q Z = 8

I R = 9

To obtain the numerical value of your name, sum up the corresponding numerical value of all the alphabets of your name. If the result is a two-digit number, you have to add the two digits to get a single-digit number. A numerologist deciphers the personality traits and characteristics of an individual using this single-digit number.

In modern numerology, there is no connection between a number and an alphabet. Many contemporary numerologists prefer the Hebrew system. There is a connection between letters and numbers in ancient Hebrew numerology. Modern numerologists have converted the Hebrew alphabets to English. The two problems faced by the contemporary numerologists who practice Hebrew numerology are - a few of the Hebrew alphabets do not have the English equivalents and all the alphabets are arranged in a different order. The Hebrew system of numerology follows the number system of 1 to 8 and not 1 to 9.

Take a look at the Hebrew number system given below.

A Y Q = 1

B K R = 2

G L S = 3

D M T = 4

H N = 5

V W = 6

Z = 7

P = 8

Modern Hebrew numerologists borrowed Greek alphabets and their values to compensate for the missing letters. Hebrew numerology has excluded the number 9 because it is considered as a mystical and sacred number. However, contemporary Jewish practitioners of Hebrew numerology argue that the Hebrew alphabets Teth and Sade do not have their English equivalents. That could be the reason why the number 9 was left out.

Gematria - Hebrew Numerology Calculation

Remember, each Hebrew alphabet has an equivalent numerical value. The calculation of the numerical equivalents of letters in Hebrew is known as gematria. Gematria was used to gain an insight into different concepts, ideas, phrases and words and also the personality traits on an individual.
Gematria uses four methods to calculate equivalence of individual letters. They are:

Absolute Value - In this method of calculation, the first 10 alphabets are given values 1 to 10. After the tenth alphabet, the successive letters are given values 20, 30, 40 and so on. The last Hebrew alphabet equals 400.

Ordinal Value - In this form of gematria calculation, twenty-two Hebrew alphabets are given values from 1 to 22. The last alphabet takes the value 27.

Reduced Value - The numerical values of the Hebrew alphabets that have double, triple or quadruple digits are reduced to single digits by summing up the individual digits.

Integral Reduced Value - The numerical value of a word is reduced to a single-digit. In this method of Hebrew calculation the integer values of the total are added to derive a single-digit.

Hebrews believed that the world was created by the speech of God. Hence, each Hebrew letter represents a creative force. Modern numerology follows the integral reduced-value method of Hebrew numerology to predict the personality traits of an individual.