Gematria 228 רכ״ח
333 words and 602 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 228 under the standard method — 935 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 935
- Words
- 333
- Phrases
- 602
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 52
Where 228 stands in the text
בראשית א:יח · phrase
דברי הימים ב לה:כז · word
The words that carry 228
The 10 most frequent of 52 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וְלִמְשֹׁל בַּיּוֹם וּבַלַּיְלָה וּֽלֲהַבְדִּיל בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹשֶׁךְ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
and to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness; and God saw that it was good.
וַיִּבֶן יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶֽת־הַצֵּלָע אֲשֶׁר־לָקַח מִן־הָֽאָדָם לְאִשָּׁה וַיְבִאֶהָ אֶל־הָֽאָדָֽם
And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from the man, made He a woman, and brought her unto the man.
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
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?’
228 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 228.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 228?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 333 words and 602 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 228 — 935 matches in all. The most frequent word is ברוך, found 85 times.
How is 228 written in Hebrew letters?
רכ״ח — ר (200) + כ (20) + ח (8) = 228.
Where does 228 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:18, as the phrase ביום ובלילה ולהבדיל.
Nearby values
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