Gematria 157 קנ״ז
206 words and 605 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 157 under the standard method — 811 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 811
- Words
- 206
- Phrases
- 605
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 53
Where 157 stands in the text
בראשית א:ז · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:יז · word
The words that carry 157
The 10 most frequent of 53 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָרָקִיעַ וַיַּבְדֵּל בֵּין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מִתַּחַת לָרָקִיעַ וּבֵין הַמַּיִם אֲשֶׁר מֵעַל לָרָקִיעַ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament; and it was so.
וַתֵּרֶא הָֽאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַֽאֲוָה־הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם־לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַֽל
And when the woman saw that the tree was good for food, and that it was a delight to the eyes, and that the tree was to be desired to make one wise, she took of the fruit thereof, and did eat; and she gave also unto her husband with her, and he did eat.
וְאַתָּה קַח־לְךָ מִכָּל־מַֽאֲכָל אֲשֶׁר יֵֽאָכֵל וְאָסַפְתָּ אֵלֶיךָ וְהָיָה לְךָ וְלָהֶם לְאָכְלָֽה
And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, and gather it to thee; and it shall be for food for thee, and for them.’
וַיִּֽהְיוּ בְנֵי־נֹחַ הַיֹּֽצְאִים מִן־הַתֵּבָה שֵׁם וְחָם וָיָפֶת וְחָם הוּא אֲבִי כְנָֽעַן
And the sons of Noah, that went forth from the ark, were Shem, and Ham, and Japheth; and Ham is the father of Canaan.
וַיָּבֹא הַפָּלִיט וַיַּגֵּד לְאַבְרָם הָעִבְרִי וְהוּא שֹׁכֵן בְּאֵֽלֹנֵי מַמְרֵא הָאֱמֹרִי אֲחִי אֶשְׁכֹּל וַאֲחִי עָנֵר וְהֵם בַּעֲלֵי בְרִית־אַבְרָֽם
And there came one that had escaped, and told Abram the Hebrew—now he dwelt by the terebinths of Mamre the Amorite, brother of Eshcol, and brother of Aner; and these were confederate with Abram.
157 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 157.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 157?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 206 words and 605 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 157 — 811 matches in all. The most frequent word is זקן, found 40 times.
How is 157 written in Hebrew letters?
קנ״ז — ק (100) + נ (50) + ז (7) = 157.
Where does 157 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:7, as the phrase בין המים.
Nearby values
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