Gematria 16 ט״ז
710 words and 12 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 16 under the standard method — 722 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 722
- Words
- 710
- Phrases
- 12
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 38
Where 16 stands in the text
בראשית יד:ב · word
דברי הימים ב לו:טו · word
The words that carry 16
The 10 most frequent of 38 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
עָשׂוּ מִלְחָמָה אֶת־בֶּרַע מֶלֶךְ סְדֹם וְאֶת־בִּרְשַׁע מֶלֶךְ עֲמֹרָה שִׁנְאָב מֶלֶךְ אַדְמָה וְשֶׁמְאֵבֶר מֶלֶךְ צביים וּמֶלֶךְ בֶּלַע הִיא־צֹֽעַר
that they made war with Bera king of Sodom, and with Birsha king of Gomorrah, Shinab king of Admah, and Shemeber king of Zeboiim, and the king of Bela—the same is Zoar.
וַיּוֹצֵא אֹתוֹ הַחוּצָה וַיֹּאמֶר הַבֶּט־נָא הַשָּׁמַיְמָה וּסְפֹר הַכּוֹכָבִים אִם־תּוּכַל לִסְפֹּר אֹתָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ כֹּה יִהְיֶה זַרְעֶֽךָ
And He brought him forth abroad, and said: ‘Look now toward heaven, and count the stars, if thou be able to count them’; and He said unto him: ‘So shall thy seed be.’
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵׄלָׄיׄוׄ אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בָאֹֽהֶל
And they said unto him: ‘Where is Sarah thy wife?’ And he said: ‘Behold, in the tent.’
וַיִּקְרְאוּ אֶל־לוֹט וַיֹּאמְרוּ לוֹ אַיֵּה הָאֲנָשִׁים אֲשֶׁר־בָּאוּ אֵלֶיךָ הַלָּיְלָה הוֹצִיאֵם אֵלֵינוּ וְנֵדְעָה אֹתָֽם
And they called unto Lot, and said unto him: ‘Where are the men that came in to thee this night? bring them out unto us, that we may know them.’
חֲדַד וְתֵימָא יְטוּר נָפִישׁ וָקֵֽדְמָה
Hadad, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedem;
16 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 16.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 16?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 710 words and 12 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 16 — 722 matches in all. The most frequent word is ביד, found 283 times.
How is 16 written in Hebrew letters?
ט״ז — ט (9) + ז (7) = 16.
Where does 16 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 14:2, as the word היא.
Nearby values
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