Gematria 208 ר״ח
415 words and 472 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 208 under the standard method — 887 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 887
- Words
- 415
- Phrases
- 472
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 38
Where 208 stands in the text
בראשית א:ט · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:טו · phrase
The words that carry 208
The 10 most frequent of 38 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יִקָּווּ הַמַּיִם מִתַּחַת הַשָּׁמַיִם אֶל־מָקוֹם אֶחָד וְתֵרָאֶה הַיַּבָּשָׁה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear.’ And it was so.
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.’
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?’ And he said: ‘I know not; am I my brother’s keeper?’
וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ יְהוָה לָכֵן כָּל־הֹרֵג קַיִן שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקָּם וַיָּשֶׂם יְהוָה לְקַיִן אוֹת לְבִלְתִּי הַכּוֹת־אֹתוֹ כָּל־מֹצְאֽוֹ
And the LORD said unto him: ‘Therefore whosoever slayeth Cain, vengeance shall be taken on him sevenfold.’ And the LORD set a sign for Cain, lest any finding him should smite him.
וְהָיָה בְּעַֽנְנִי עָנָן עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְנִרְאֲתָה הַקֶּשֶׁת בֶּעָנָֽן
And it shall come to pass, when I bring clouds over the earth, and the bow is seen in the cloud,
208 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 208.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 208?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 415 words and 472 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 208 — 887 matches in all. The most frequent word is יצחק, found 82 times.
How is 208 written in Hebrew letters?
ר״ח — ר (200) + ח (8) = 208.
Where does 208 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:9, as the phrase אלהים יקוו.
Nearby values
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