Gematria 12 י״ב
1,666 words in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 12 under the standard method — 1,666 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,666
- Words
- 1,666
- Phrases
- 0
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 21
Where 12 stands in the text
בראשית ב:יא · word
דברי הימים ב לג:כג · word
The words that carry 12
The 10 most frequent of 21 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
שֵׁם הָֽאֶחָד פִּישׁוֹן הוּא הַסֹּבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ הַֽחֲוִילָה אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם הַזָּהָֽב
The name of the first is Pishon; that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
וְשֵֽׁם־הַנָּהָר הַשֵּׁנִי גִּיחוֹן הוּא הַסּוֹבֵב אֵת כָּל־אֶרֶץ כּֽוּשׁ
And the name of the second river is Gihon; the same is it that compasseth the whole land of Cush.
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת
And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת
And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
וַיִּצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָֽאֲדָמָה כָּל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיָּבֵא אֶל־הָאָדָם לִרְאוֹת מַה־יִּקְרָא־לוֹ וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָא־לוֹ הָֽאָדָם נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה הוּא שְׁמֽוֹ
And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them; and whatsoever the man would call every living creature, that was to be the name thereof.
12 under the other methods
The same number, computed a different way, lands on a different set of words. These are the matches each method finds for 12.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 12?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 1,666 words of the Tanakh add up to 12 — 1,666 matches in all. The most frequent word is הוא, found 1,011 times.
How is 12 written in Hebrew letters?
י״ב — י (10) + ב (2) = 12.
Where does 12 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 2:11, as the word הוא.
Nearby values
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