Gematria 248 רמ״ח
487 words and 558 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 248 under the standard method — 1,045 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,045
- Words
- 487
- Phrases
- 558
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 46
Where 248 stands in the text
בראשית א:כז · phrase
דברי הימים ב לד:יב · word
The words that carry 248
The 10 most frequent of 46 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָֽאָדָם בְּצַלְמוֹ בְּצֶלֶם אֱלֹהִים בָּרָא אֹתוֹ זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בָּרָא אֹתָֽם
And God created man in His own image, in the image of God created He him; male and female created He them.
וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָֽאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּֽן
And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden toward the cool of the day; and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֶת־קֹלְךָ שָׁמַעְתִּי בַּגָּן וָאִירָא כִּֽי־עֵירֹם אָנֹכִי וָאֵחָבֵֽא
And he said: ‘I heard Thy voice in the garden, and I was afraid, because I was naked; and I hid myself.’
זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה בְּרָאָם וַיְבָרֶךְ אֹתָם וַיִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמָם אָדָם בְּיוֹם הִבָּֽרְאָֽם
male and female created He them, and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.
וַֽיְחִי־יֶרֶד שְׁתַּיִם וְשִׁשִּׁים שָׁנָה וּמְאַת שָׁנָה וַיּוֹלֶד אֶת־חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Jared lived a hundred sixty and two years, and begot Enoch.
248 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 248.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 248?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 487 words and 558 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 248 — 1,045 matches in all. The most frequent word is במדבר, found 141 times.
How is 248 written in Hebrew letters?
רמ״ח — ר (200) + מ (40) + ח (8) = 248.
Where does 248 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:27, as the phrase בצלם אלהים.
Nearby values
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