PARSHA MATH: V’ZOS HABRACHA

V’ZOS HABRACHA וזאת הברכה

Instructions: Using the key below for the numeric value of each letter, determine the numeric value of each word taken from the Parsha. Place the value of the blue words in the blue column. Place the value of the red words in the red column. Then do the following:

1. Name the word with the highest numerical value ________
2. Name the word with the lowest numerical value ________
3. Who won? Which “team”, the blue or the red, has the highest total numerical word values?
4. According to one opinion, who (besides Moshe) wrote the last 7 verses in the Torah ________

Hebrew Letters’ Numerical Value

א=1, ב=2, ג=3, ד=4, ה=5, ו=6, ז=7, ח=8, ט=9, י=10, כ/ך=20, ל=30, מ/ם=40, נ/ן=50, ס=60, ע=70, פ/ף=80, צ/ץ=90, ק=100, ר=200, ש=300, ת=400

ANSWER SHEET

Objective: Familiarity with numerical values of Hebrew letters.
Age Guide: Nine years old and older (through adult).

Word Values

• Blue Words: מורשה (551), באהליך (68), נביא (63), כל (50). Total: 732
• Red Words: ברזל (239), גור (209), נחשת (758), ישראל (541). Total: 1747
• Mystery Word: יהושע (732)

Answers

1. Highest word value: נחשת
2. Smallest word value: כל
3. Who won? "Red" has more points.
4. Who wrote the last 7 verses? Yehoshua