Number to Hebrew letters
In Hebrew letters
תשפ״ו
The four methods
- Standard (mispar hechrachi): each letter’s usual value, aleph 1 to tav 400. Final letters count like the regular form.
- Gadol: the five final letters continue the series: ך 500, ם 600, ן 700, ף 800, ץ 900.
- Ordinal (siduri): the letter’s place in the alphabet, aleph 1 to tav 22.
- Katan (small): zeros are dropped, so every letter is worth 1 to 9.
About gematria
Why is 18 a special number?
Because ח (8) + י (10) = 18, the letters of chai, “life”. Gifts to charity and simchas are often given in multiples of 18.
Do vowels change the value?
No. Only letters count. The calculator removes vowels (nikud), cantillation marks, spaces and punctuation.
How is the Hebrew year written in letters?
The thousands are left out: 5786 is written תשפ״ו (400 + 300 + 80 + 6). 15 and 16 are written ט״ו and ט״ז, to avoid spelling a form of God’s name.