Gematria 285 רפ״ה
504 words and 433 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 285 under the standard method — 937 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 937
- Words
- 504
- Phrases
- 433
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 46
Where 285 stands in the text
בראשית ג:ה · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:כב · word
The words that carry 285
The 10 most frequent of 46 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
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.’
וַיֵּדַע קַיִן אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־חֲנוֹךְ וַֽיְהִי בֹּנֶה עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנוֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
וַיִּרְאוּ בְנֵי־הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶת־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם כִּי טֹבֹת הֵנָּה וַיִּקְחוּ לָהֶם נָשִׁים מִכֹּל אֲשֶׁר בָּחָֽרוּ
that the sons of nobles saw the daughters of men that they were fair; and they took them wives, whomsoever they chose.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶמְחֶה אֶת־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָאתִי מֵעַל פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה מֵֽאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה עַד־רֶמֶשׂ וְעַד־עוֹף הַשָּׁמָיִם כִּי נִחַמְתִּי כִּי עֲשִׂיתִֽם
And the LORD said: ‘I will blot out man whom I have created from the face of the earth; both man, and beast, and creeping thing, and fowl of the air; for it repenteth Me that I have made them.’
וַיִּמַח אֶֽת־כָּל־הַיְקוּם אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי הָֽאֲדָמָה מֵאָדָם עַד־בְּהֵמָה עַד־רֶמֶשׂ וְעַד־עוֹף הַשָּׁמַיִם וַיִּמָּחוּ מִן־הָאָרֶץ וַיִשָּׁאֶר אַךְ־נֹחַ וַֽאֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ בַּתֵּבָֽה
And He blotted out every living substance which was upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and creeping thing, and fowl of the heaven; and they were blotted out from the earth; and Noah only was left, and they that were with him in the ark.
285 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 285.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 285?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 504 words and 433 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 285 — 937 matches in all. The most frequent word is העיר, found 317 times.
How is 285 written in Hebrew letters?
רפ״ה — ר (200) + פ (80) + ה (5) = 285.
Where does 285 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 3:5, as the phrase אלהים כי ביום אכלכם.
Nearby values
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