Judaism 101: Hebrew Alphabet
www.jewfaq.org › alephbetThe names of the letters, the order of the letters, and the numerical value of the letters are apparently the same in both K'tav Ashuri and K'tav Ivri; thus, any religious significance that would be found in the numerical value of words or the sequence of the alphabet is the same in both scripts. The only difference is the appearance.
Judaism 101: Glossary of Jewish Terminology
www.jewfaq.org › glossaryA field of Jewish mysticism finding hidden meanings in the numerical value of words. Genealogy Jews historically were not as interested in documenting their pedigrees as gentiles, but genealogy has become popular in recent years, and is necessary to prove Jewish status for those moving to Israel. Gentiles
Gematria - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GematriaGematria is the practice of assigning a numerical value to a name, word or phrase according to an alphanumerical cipher. A single word can yield several values depending on the cipher which is used. Hebrew alphanumeric ciphers were probably used in biblical times, and were later adopted by other cultures. Gematria is still widely used in Jewish culture. Similar systems have been used in …
Anagram - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org › wiki › AnagramAn anagram is a word or phrase formed by rearranging the letters of a different word or phrase, typically using all the original letters exactly once. For example, the word anagram itself can be rearranged into nag a ram, also the word binary into brainy and the word adobe into abode.