Gematria 252 רנ״ב
319 words and 535 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 252 under the standard method — 854 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 854
- Words
- 319
- Phrases
- 535
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 43
Where 252 stands in the text
בראשית א:טז · word
דברי הימים ב לה:ו · phrase
The words that carry 252
The 10 most frequent of 43 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
וַיַּעְתֵּק מִשָּׁם הָהָרָה מִקֶּדֶם לְבֵֽית־אֵל וַיֵּט אָהֳלֹה בֵּֽית־אֵל מִיָּם וְהָעַי מִקֶּדֶם וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁם מִזְבֵּחַ לַֽיהוָה וַיִּקְרָא בְּשֵׁם יְהוָֽה
And he removed from thence unto the mountain on the east of Beth-el, and pitched his tent, having Beth-el on the west, and Ai on the east; and he builded there an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.
כָּל־אֵלֶּה חָֽבְרוּ אֶל־עֵמֶק הַשִּׂדִּים הוּא יָם הַמֶּֽלַח
All these came as allies unto the vale of Siddim—the same is the Salt Sea.
אַחַר הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה הָיָה דְבַר־יְהוָה אֶל־אַבְרָם בַּֽמַּחֲזֶה לֵאמֹר אַל־תִּירָא אַבְרָם אָנֹכִי מָגֵן לָךְ שְׂכָרְךָ הַרְבֵּה מְאֹֽד
After these things the word of the LORD came unto Abram in a vision, saying: ‘Fear not, Abram, I am thy shield, thy reward shall be exceeding great.’
252 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 252.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 252?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 319 words and 535 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 252 — 854 matches in all. The most frequent word is רבים, found 174 times.
How is 252 written in Hebrew letters?
רנ״ב — ר (200) + נ (50) + ב (2) = 252.
Where does 252 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:16, as the word המאור.
Nearby values
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