Parsha Gematria VAYEIRA וירא
ותבט 50+90+10+2
אשתו 40+30+8
מאחריו 6+400+2+9
ותהי 421 40+1+8+200+10+6
נציב 421 6+400+5+10
מלח 1+300+400+6
Bonus: __________ Total Gematria value
ותבט אשתו מאחריו ותהי נציב מלח
But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt (Bereshis 19,26)
Hebrew Letters’ Numerical Value
כ ך י ט ח ז ו ה ד ג ב א
20 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
ת ש ר ק צ ץ פ ף ע ס נ ן מ ם ל
400 300 200 100 90 80 70 60 50 40 30
Instructions: Using the key below for the numeric value of each Hebrew letter, determine:
1. On the left enter side the numeric value of each word taken from a portion of a verse in the Parsha; then place that value in the blue column.
2. On the right side determine the product of the math operations; then place that value in the tan column.
3. Then match the numbers from the right side to the left side by drawing a line.
It All Adds Up – Pashas VaYera
Fill in the missing numbers so each row, column, and diagonal each adds up!
• The missing numbers are Hebrew letters valued between 1 and 400.
• The numbers in each row add up to the number at the right of the row.
• The numbers in each column add up to the number at the bottom of the column.
• The numbers in each diagonal line add up the number to the right and above or below the diagonal.
• Use Hebrew letters to enter the missing numbers.
Bonus: After completion, circle the Hebrew word for Avram’s new name.
VaYeira Math
- "וירא אליו ה' באלי" (יח,א) בגמט' (383 )לבקר בחולה
- "יושב פתח האהל" (יח,א) בגמט'(847) להכניס האורחים (846 +1 עם הכולל)
- "והנה שלשה" (יח,ב) בגמט' (701 )אלו מיכאל גבריאל ורפאל
- "למועד"(יח, יד) בגמט' (150 )בפסח (כשנולד יצחק)
Gematria: Explanation
Every Hebrew letter has a numerical equivalent called its gematria. The sum of the values of the letters of a word or a phrase is the gematria of that word or phrase. Two words or phrases with the same gematria are seen as being related, and that similarity indicates a basis for an allusion.
Notrikon is a phonetic method, whereby the syllables or letters that make up a word are taken as separate units that refer to whole words, which usually make up a phrase from the Tanach or an idiom of the Sages.
Sofei Teivos are the final letters of words in a phrase (either in their respective order or as an anagram) often spell out a word or phrase which may be used as the basis of an allusion.
