Gematria 256 רנ״ו
583 words and 532 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 256 under the standard method — 1,115 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,115
- Words
- 583
- Phrases
- 532
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 73
Where 256 stands in the text
בראשית ד:כד · phrase
דברי הימים ב לה:יד · word
The words that carry 256
The 10 most frequent of 73 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
כִּי שִׁבְעָתַיִם יֻקַּם־קָיִן וְלֶמֶךְ שִׁבְעִים וְשִׁבְעָֽה
If Cain shall be avenged sevenfold, Truly Lamech seventy and sevenfold.
וְהַמַּיִם גָּֽבְרוּ מְאֹד מְאֹד עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַיְכֻסּוּ כָּל־הֶֽהָרִים הַגְּבֹהִים אֲשֶׁר־תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the earth; and all the high mountains that were under the whole heaven were covered.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים זֹאת אֽוֹת־הַבְּרִית אֲשֶׁר־אֲנִי נֹתֵן בֵּינִי וּבֵינֵיכֶם וּבֵין כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה אֲשֶׁר אִתְּכֶם לְדֹרֹת עוֹלָֽם
And God said: ‘This is the token of the covenant which I make between Me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:
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.
וְאֶת־הַיְבוּסִי וְאֶת־הָאֱמֹרִי וְאֵת הַגִּרְגָּשִֽׁי
and the Jebusite, and the Amorite, and the Girgashite;
256 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 256.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 256?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 583 words and 532 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 256 — 1,115 matches in all. The most frequent word is אהרן, found 263 times.
How is 256 written in Hebrew letters?
רנ״ו — ר (200) + נ (50) + ו (6) = 256.
Where does 256 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 4:24, as the phrase קין ולמך.
Nearby values
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