Jewish gematria maps the classical Hebrew Standard values (Aleph = 1, Bet = 2, Yud = 10, Qof = 100, Tav = 400) onto the Latin alphabet so you can type in English and get a Hebrew-flavoured total.
Hebrew letter values mapped to A–ZAbout this cipher
This is a transliteration shortcut — the Jewish/Hebrew Standard (Mispar Hechrachi) is the most-used gematria method in classical Jewish exegesis (Mishnah, Talmud, Kabbalah), but it operates on Hebrew letters. Mapping it onto A–Z lets English-speaking users get a Hebrew-style total without owning a Hebrew keyboard.
Real Hebrew gematria has several other methods on top of Standard — Mispar Gadol (with final-letter forms 500–900), Mispar Katan (digit-reduced per letter), Mispar Siduri (ordinal 1–22), and Atbash (substitution cipher). Direct Hebrew-script input is on GeMater's roadmap.
Worked example
Input: TORAH
Result: 611
T (100) + O (50) + R (80) + A (1) + H (8) — using Hebrew-mapped Latin values — = 611, which is itself the classical Hebrew gematria of תורה.
Frequently asked
Is this real Hebrew gematria?
It's a Latin-letter transliteration of Hebrew Standard (Mispar Hechrachi). It produces classically-meaningful totals for English text but isn't a substitute for typing in Hebrew script — that's planned but not yet shipped.
Why does TORAH come out to 611?
The Hebrew word תורה sums to 400 + 6 + 200 + 5 = 611 in Mispar Hechrachi. Our A–Z mapping (T = 100, O = 50, R = 80, A = 1, H = 8) is engineered so an English transliteration like 'TORAH' gives the same number.
What other Hebrew gematria methods exist?
Standard (Hechrachi), Great (Gadol — with final-letter values 500–900), Small (Katan — digit-reduced per letter), Ordinal (Siduri — letter position 1–22), and Atbash (alphabet-reversal substitution). See the methods-and-ciphers doc.