Gematria 238 רל״ח
174 words and 504 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 238 under the standard method — 678 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 678
- Words
- 174
- Phrases
- 504
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 44
Where 238 stands in the text
בראשית א:ג · phrase
דברי הימים ב לה:כה · phrase
The words that carry 238
The 10 most frequent of 44 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי אוֹר וַֽיְהִי־אֽוֹר
And God said: ‘Let there be light.’ And there was light.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים יְהִי רָקִיעַ בְּתוֹךְ הַמָּיִם וִיהִי מַבְדִּיל בֵּין מַיִם לָמָֽיִם
And God said: ‘Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.’
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים לֵאמֹר פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הַמַּיִם בַּיַּמִּים וְהָעוֹף יִרֶב בָּאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them, saying: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.’
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם אֱלֹהִים פְּרוּ וּרְבוּ וּמִלְאוּ אֶת־הָאָרֶץ וְכִבְשֻׁהָ וּרְדוּ בִּדְגַת הַיָּם וּבְעוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּבְכָל־חַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God blessed them; and God said unto them: ‘Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that creepeth upon the earth.’
238 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 238.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 238?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 174 words and 504 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 238 — 678 matches in all. The most frequent word is ויברך, found 33 times.
How is 238 written in Hebrew letters?
רל״ח — ר (200) + ל (30) + ח (8) = 238.
Where does 238 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:3, as the phrase אור ויהי.
Nearby values
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