Gematria 247 רמ״ז
331 words and 509 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 247 under the standard method — 840 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 840
- Words
- 331
- Phrases
- 509
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 37
Where 247 stands in the text
בראשית א:ד · phrase
דברי הימים ב לה:כב · phrase
The words that carry 247
The 10 most frequent of 37 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.
כִּי יֹדֵעַ אֱלֹהִים כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְכֶם מִמֶּנּוּ וְנִפְקְחוּ עֵֽינֵיכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם כֵּֽאלֹהִים יֹדְעֵי טוֹב וָרָֽע
for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.’
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קָיִן לָמָּה חָרָה לָךְ וְלָמָּה נָפְלוּ פָנֶֽיךָ
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
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?’
וְֽאֶת־רֶסֶן בֵּין נִֽינְוֵה וּבֵין כָּלַח הִוא הָעִיר הַגְּדֹלָֽה
and Resen between Nineveh and Calah—the same is the great city.
247 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 247.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 247?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 331 words and 509 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 247 — 840 matches in all. The most frequent word is ואמר, found 172 times.
How is 247 written in Hebrew letters?
רמ״ז — ר (200) + מ (40) + ז (7) = 247.
Where does 247 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:4, as the phrase כי טוב ויבדל אלהים בין.
Nearby values
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