Gematria 18 י״ח
703 words and 8 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 18 under the standard method — 711 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 711
- Words
- 703
- Phrases
- 8
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 37
Where 18 stands in the text
בראשית ב:יא · word
דברי הימים ב לו:כג · word
The words that carry 18
The 10 most frequent of 37 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;
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־קֹלְךָ שָׁמַעְתִּי בַּגָּן וָאִירָא כִּֽי־עֵירֹם אָנֹכִי וָאֵחָבֵֽא
And he said: ‘I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’
אֶֽל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵֽרֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּֽלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּֽךְ
Unto the woman He said: ‘I will greatly multiply thy pain and thy travail; in pain thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.’
וַיִּקְרָא הָֽאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָֽיְתָה אֵם כָּל־חָֽי
And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם־הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן וַיִּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶל־הֶבֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֽוֹ
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
18 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 18.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 18?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 703 words and 8 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 18 — 711 matches in all. The most frequent word is והוא, found 223 times.
How is 18 written in Hebrew letters?
י״ח — י (10) + ח (8) = 18.
Where does 18 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 2:11, as the word האחד.
Nearby values
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