Gematria 242 רמ״ב
136 words and 507 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 242 under the standard method — 643 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 643
- Words
- 136
- Phrases
- 507
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 42
Where 242 stands in the text
בראשית א:ד · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:כ · phrase
The words that carry 242
The 10 most frequent of 42 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
וּֽלְכָל־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ וּלְכָל־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וּלְכֹל רוֹמֵשׂ עַל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֶת־כָּל־יֶרֶק עֵשֶׂב לְאָכְלָה וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is a living soul, [I have given] every green herb for food.’ And it was so.
וְזָכַרְתִּי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אֲשֶׁר בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה בְּכָל־בָּשָׂר וְלֹֽא־יִֽהְיֶה עוֹד הַמַּיִם לְמַבּוּל לְשַׁחֵת כָּל־בָּשָֽׂר
that I will remember My covenant, which is between Me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.
וְאַבְרָם כָּבֵד מְאֹד בַּמִּקְנֶה בַּכֶּסֶף וּבַזָּהָֽב
And Abram was very rich in cattle, in silver, and in gold.
הֲלֹא כָל־הָאָרֶץ לְפָנֶיךָ הִפָּרֶד נָא מֵעָלָי אִם־הַשְּׂמֹאל וְאֵימִנָה וְאִם־הַיָּמִין וְאַשְׂמְאִֽילָה
Is not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me; if thou wilt take the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if thou take the right hand, then I will go to the left.’
242 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 242.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 242?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 136 words and 507 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 242 — 643 matches in all. The most frequent word is מרב, found 24 times.
How is 242 written in Hebrew letters?
רמ״ב — ר (200) + מ (40) + ב (2) = 242.
Where does 242 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:4, as the phrase האור כי.
Nearby values
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