What is jewish gematria?

jewish gematria is a system of assigning numerical values to words or phrases, similar to the numeric alphabet systems used in some other languages such as Greek and Hebrew. This system originated in the ancient Hebrew tradition known as Kabbalah and was later adopted by scholars of other religions, including Islam and Christianity. Jewish Gematria has been used by generations of Jewish people to assign spiritual significance to words through their numerical equivalent.

Jewish Gematria assigns numerical values to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet. For example, every letter is assigned a number from one to four hundred. The numerical equivalent for the first letter of the alphabet is aleph (1), and for the last letter it is tav (400). Within this system, each word or phrase can be identified by its assigned numerical value in the same way a word might be identified by its spelling in English or another language.

In addition to assigning numbers to words and phrases, Jewish Gematria can also be used for divination or fortune-telling purposes. It has been suggested that taking into account both individual numbers and their respective sums may reveal valuable insights with prophetic qualities. This system is often compared to numerology due to its focus on numerological activities like calculating individual fates, predicting events, finding solutions for crises, discovering relationships between certain words or ideas, and serving as an aid in meditation.

The value that various numbers hold within Jewish Gematria are based on three fundamental principles: The divine essence is incorporeal; God created all things from nothing; and nothing can come from nothing but God's Will. As such, many see this form of gematria as closely related to ancient Jewish teachings about connecting with the Creator through private spiritual contemplation guided by numbers that allow us access those secret doors that lead us towards understanding God's will better.