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'''Gematria''', plural ''gematriot'', is calculating the numeric equivalent or value of words or phrases by adding the numbers associated with each letter of a particular [[alphabet]], primarily the [[Hebrew alphabet]] associated especially with the ''[[Torah]]''. In Greek and Hebrew each letter of the alphabet doubles as a number. Hebrew letter calculation is ''gematria''. Greek letter calculation is also commonly called gematria, but is more properly called ''isopsephy''.

'''Gematria''', plural ''gematriot'', is calculating the numeric equivalent or value of words or phrases by adding together the numbers associated with each letter of a particular [[alphabet]]. Anciently this practice was primarily based upon the letters of the [[Hebrew alphabet]] associated especially with the ''[[Torah]]''. In Greek and Hebrew each letter of the alphabet doubles as a number. Hebrew letter calculation is ''gematria''. Greek letter calculation is also commonly called gematria, but is more properly called ''isopsephy''.  

The most famous gematria calculation is the human [[number of the Beast]] in the [[Book of Revelation]] in the [[Bible|Holy Bible]]. <br>'''Revelation 13:18'''{{cquote|Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number ''is'' Six hundred threescore ''and'' six. (KJV)}}

In the United States, Europe, Africa, and all western countries which use the Latin alphabet, the practice of gematria assigns numbers to the letters of the Latin alphabet. In Britain and the U.S. it is properly called ''English Gematria''.

See [[Numerology]], [[Kabbalism]].

The most famous gematria calculation is the human [[number of the Beast]] in the [[Book of Revelation]] in the [[Bible|Holy Bible]]. <br>'''Revelation 13:18'''{{cquote|Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number ''is'' Six hundred threescore ''and'' six. (KJV)}}See<br>[[Numerology]], [[Kabbalism]].<br>[http://biblehub.com/multi/revelation/13-18.htm ''multiple versions of'' Revelation 13:18]<br>[http://biblehub.com/commentaries/genesis/13-18.htm ''multiple commentaries on'' Revelation 13:18]

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