Hitchhiker's Guide to Religion
Sacred Numbers
Extended Hebrew Gematria Table

Extended Hebrew Gematria Table

WordHebrewStandard ValueConnections
YHWHיהוה26The Name of God
Echad (One)אחד13= Ahavah (Love). 13+13=26=YHWH
Ahavah (Love)אהבה13Unity and Love = God’s Name
Chai (Life)חי18Gifts in multiples of 18
Davidדוד14Matthew’s genealogical key
Elohim (God)אלהים86= HaTeva (Nature). God = Nature in gematria
HaTeva (Nature)הטבע86God’s creative presence IS the natural world
Nachash (Serpent)נחש358= Mashiach (Messiah). The wound becomes the cure
Mashiach (Messiah)משיח358Serpent and Messiah share a value — redemption reverses the Fall
Shalom (Peace)שלום376= Esav (Esau). True peace requires reconciling with the brother
Torahתורה611611 commandments given through Moses + 2 heard directly from God = 613
Emet (Truth)אמת441First, middle, and last letters of the Hebrew alphabet. Truth spans everything
Sheker (Falsehood)שקר600All three letters stand on one leg (narrow base). Lies are unstable

Serpent = Messiah = 358: This is perhaps the most stunning gematria connection. The Nachash (serpent) of Genesis 3 and the Mashiach (Messiah) share the exact same numerical value. The Kabbalistic reading: the very thing that caused the Fall contains the seed of redemption. The poison becomes the antidote.