Enter an English word or phrase to reveal its value in the Transliterated Hebrew and ALW ciphers, or type Hebrew text with the on-screen keyboard for Standard Hebrew. Press Calculate to see the result.
What Is Gematria?
Gematria assigns a numerical value to every letter of an alphabet; the value of a word is the sum of its letters. The practice originated in Jewish tradition, where rabbinical scholars used it to uncover hidden links between words and passages in the Torah, and some believe it reveals spiritual knowledge and gives insight into current and past events.
Although rooted in Hebrew, the same idea has been adapted to other writing systems, including English numerology, Greek isopsephy, and the Arabic abjad.
What Are the Three Cipher Methods?
Each cipher maps letters to numbers in its own way, so the same word can produce an entirely different value depending on the system. Type or paste your text, choose a cipher, and click Calculate:
- Transliterated Hebrew: Maps each English letter to a Hebrew counterpart using the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn correspondences. For example, C corresponds to Chet (ח, value 8) and X to Samech (ס, value 60). Unlike most online calculators, it also treats digraphs like Ch, Sh, Th, Ph, Ts, and Tz as single Hebrew letters.
- Standard Hebrew: Calculates classic Hebrew gematria (mispar hechrachi), where each of the 22 Hebrew letters has a fixed value, from Aleph (א) = 1 to Tav (ת) = 400. Final letters (ך, ם, ן, ף, ץ) retain the values of their regular forms.
- ALW Cipher: Also known as English Qaballa (EQ), this cipher was discovered by James Lees in 1976 and orders the alphabet by every eleventh letter: A=1, L=2, W=3, and so on. It is closely associated with Aleister Crowley's Liber AL vel Legis (The Book of the Law).
Who Uses Gematria?
Gematria began with rabbinical scholars and Kabbalists interpreting the Torah and mystical works such as the Sefer Yetzirah. Words or verses that share a value are considered connected, and commentators use those matches to argue for deeper relationships between passages.
In its English forms, gematria later found a home in esoteric traditions such as the Golden Dawn and Thelema. Today it is used by numerology enthusiasts, researchers of religious texts, and anyone curious about hidden numerical patterns in language.
What Is the Gematria Code Website?
The Gematria Code is a website for exploring different gematria (numerology) systems and related concepts.
- Calculate Hebrew gematria (transliterated, standard, ALW cipher and other systems), Greek isopsephy, and English gematria.
- Explore Chaldean and Pythagorean numerology.
- Generate personality-related data: your Angel Number, Lo Shu Grid, and a sigil of your personal intention.