Gematria 253 רנ״ג
239 words and 515 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 253 under the standard method — 754 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 754
- Words
- 239
- Phrases
- 515
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 45
Where 253 stands in the text
בראשית ד:ח · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:ח · phrase
The words that carry 253
The 10 most frequent of 45 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
וַיֹּאמֶר קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַֽיְהִי בִּהְיוֹתָם בַּשָּׂדֶה וַיָּקָם קַיִן אֶל־הֶבֶל אָחִיו וַיַּהַרְגֵֽהוּ
And Cain spoke unto Abel his brother. And it came to pass, when they were in the field, that Cain rose up against Abel his brother, and slew him.
וְנֹחַ מָצָא חֵן בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָֽה
But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.
וְהַבָּאִים זָכָר וּנְקֵבָה מִכָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּאוּ כַּֽאֲשֶׁר צִוָּה אֹתוֹ אֱלֹהִים וַיִּסְגֹּר יְהוָה בַּֽעֲדֽוֹ
And they that went in, went in male and female of all flesh, as God commanded him; and the LORD shut him in.
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתְּכֶם וְלֹֽא־יִכָּרֵת כָּל־בָּשָׂר עוֹד מִמֵּי הַמַּבּוּל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶה עוֹד מַבּוּל לְשַׁחֵת הָאָֽרֶץ
And I will establish My covenant with you; neither shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of the flood; neither shall there any more be a flood to destroy the earth.’
253 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 253.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 253?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 239 words and 515 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 253 — 754 matches in all. The most frequent word is אבנר, found 50 times.
How is 253 written in Hebrew letters?
רנ״ג — ר (200) + נ (50) + ג (3) = 253.
Where does 253 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 4:8, as the phrase קין אל הבל אחיו.
Nearby values
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