In English, we have alpha and numeric characters: a,b,c,d,e, etc., & 0,1,2,3,4, etc. Both Greek and Hebrew have only one set of characters used for both words and numbers.
When a word in Greek, for example, is written out, it has a mathematical value. This value is called the gematria. The Greek word for Jesus (IhsouV) has a mathematical equivalent of 888.
There are many very interesting mathematical relationships when the gematria of words and sentences are examined.
| Greek Letter |
Greek Name |
English Letter |
Numeric Value |
|
Greek Letter |
Greek Name |
English Letter |
Numeric Value |
| A,a |
alpha |
father |
1 |
N,n |
nu |
new |
50 |
| B,b |
beta |
boy |
2 |
X,x |
xi |
box |
60 |
| G,g |
gamma |
god |
3 |
O,o |
omikron |
off |
70 |
| D,d |
delta |
dog |
4 |
P,p |
pi |
pet |
80 |
| E,e |
epsilon |
end |
5 |
|
|
|
90 is  |
| R,r |
rho |
rat |
100 |
|
|
|
6 is sigma, V final form |
S,s,V* |
sigma |
sam (s,V) |
6, 200 |
| Z,z |
zeta |
zebra |
7 |
| H,h |
eta |
hey |
8 |
T,t |
tau |
test |
300 |
| Q,q |
theta |
thick (q) |
9 |
U,u |
upsilon |
up |
400 |
| I,i |
iota |
it |
10 |
F,f |
phi |
phone (f) |
500 |
| K,k |
kappa |
kit |
20 |
C,c |
chi |
bach |
600 |
| L,l |
lamda |
low |
30 |
Y,y |
psi |
cups (y) |
700 |
| M,m |
mu |
mike |
40 |
W,w |
omega |
orange (w) |
800 |
900 = sampsi  |
Hebrew Letter |
Hebrew Name |
English Letter |
Numeric Value |
|
Hebrew Letter |
Hebrew Name |
English Letter |
Numeric Value |
| א |
aleph |
silent (א) |
1 or 1000 |
ל |
lamed |
low |
30 |
| ב |
bet |
boy |
2 |
מ,ם* |
mem |
mike |
40 |
| ג |
gimel |
god |
3 |
ן,נ* |
nun |
new |
50 |
| ד |
deled |
dog |
4 |
ס |
samech |
sam |
60 |
| ה |
heh |
hi |
5 |
ע |
ayin |
silent |
70 |
| ו |
vov |
very, up |
6 |
ף,פ* |
pey |
pet, phone |
80 |
| ז |
zayin |
zebrea |
7 |
ץ,צ* |
tzadi |
nets |
90 |
| ח |
ches |
bach |
8 |
ק |
kuf |
q, kit |
100 |
| ט |
tes |
test |
9 |
ר |
reish |
race |
200 |
| י |
yod |
you |
10 |
ש |
shin |
sam, shem |
300 |
| ך,כ* |
chof |
kit |
20 |
ת |
tof |
test |
400 |
Letter final form |
Hebrew Name |
Numeric Value |
| ך |
final chof |
500 |
| מ |
final mem |
600 |
| ן |
final nun |
700 |
| ף |
final pey |
800 |
| ץ |
final tzadi |
900 |
*final form is form of letter found when it occurs at the end of a word.