Gematria is an ancient Jewish system of assigning numerical values to words, letters, and phrases. It has been used in the mystical interpretation of the biblical text and in the Kabbalistic traditions of Judaism. In modern times, gematria has been adopted by many cultures and religions around the world as a tool for understanding and interpreting texts.
At its core, gematria is a system for assigning numerical values to words, letters, and phrases. The system originated in Hebrew mysticism as a way to interpret scripture. This involves assigning numerical values to each letter of the Hebrew alphabet according to its position within the alphabet — Aleph is given a value of 1; Beth is given a value of 2; and so on — and then combining those values to form words or phrases with numerical meaning. For example, if you assign each letter of the word "love" — lamed (30), vav (6), yud (10) — a sum total of 46 are found which traditionally symbolizes divine love.
In addition to Hebrew mysticism, gematria has been adopted by people of many other cultures over time as a way to interpret their own religious texts in much the same manner as it is used in the Jewish faith. For example, similar systems are often employed in Christian mysticism and Islamic numerology, both using slightly different numerical systems derived from their respective alphabets. Gematria has also been used in numerology, which takes an individual's name or birth date and assigns various meanings based on its numerical translations according to gematriatic interpretations.
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