Gematria 1,538
683 phrases and 6 whole verses in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 1,538 under the standard method — 683 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 683
- Words
- 0
- Phrases
- 683
- Whole verses
- 6
Where 1,538 stands in the text
בראשית א:י · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:יז · phrase
The first 5 matches
וַיִּקְרָא אֱלֹהִים לַיַּבָּשָׁה אֶרֶץ וּלְמִקְוֵה הַמַּיִם קָרָא יַמִּים וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God called the dry land Earth, and the gathering together of the waters called He Seas; and God saw that it was good.
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’
וַיִּיצֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם עָפָר מִן־הָאֲדָמָה וַיִּפַּח בְּאַפָּיו נִשְׁמַת חַיִּים וַֽיְהִי הָֽאָדָם לְנֶפֶשׁ חַיָּֽה
Then the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
וְאֶל־קַיִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַֽיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָֽיו
but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
וַֽיְחִי אָדָם שְׁלֹשִׁים וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד בִּדְמוּתוֹ כְּצַלְמוֹ וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵֽׁת
And Adam lived a hundred and thirty years, and begot a son in his own likeness, after his image; and called his name Seth.
1,538 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 1,538.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 1,538?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 683 phrases and 6 whole verses of the Tanakh add up to 1,538 — 683 matches in all.
Where does 1,538 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:10, as the phrase ליבשה ארץ ולמקוה המים קרא ימים וירא.
Nearby values
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