Gematria 288 רפ״ח
211 words and 626 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 288 under the standard method — 837 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 837
- Words
- 211
- Phrases
- 626
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 51
Where 288 stands in the text
בראשית ג:א · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:כב · word
The words that carry 288
The 10 most frequent of 51 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וְהַנָּחָשׁ הָיָה עָרוּם מִכֹּל חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים וַיֹּאמֶר אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אַף כִּֽי־אָמַר אֱלֹהִים לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִכֹּל עֵץ הַגָּֽן
Now the serpent was more subtle than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman: ‘Yea, hath God said: Ye shall not eat of any tree of the garden?’
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.’
וְהֶבֶל הֵבִיא גַם־הוּא מִבְּכֹרוֹת צֹאנוֹ וּמֵֽחֶלְבֵהֶן וַיִּשַׁע יְהוָה אֶל־הֶבֶל וְאֶל־מִנְחָתֽוֹ
And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering;
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קָיִן לָמָּה חָרָה לָךְ וְלָמָּה נָפְלוּ פָנֶֽיךָ
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen?
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־קַיִן אֵי הֶבֶל אָחִיךָ וַיֹּאמֶר לֹא יָדַעְתִּי הֲשֹׁמֵר אָחִי אָנֹֽכִי
And the LORD said unto Cain: ‘Where is Abel thy brother?’ And he said: ‘I know not; am I my brother’s keeper?’
288 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 288.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 288?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 211 words and 626 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 288 — 837 matches in all. The most frequent word is ויעבר, found 52 times.
How is 288 written in Hebrew letters?
רפ״ח — ר (200) + פ (80) + ח (8) = 288.
Where does 288 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 3:1, as the phrase ויאמר אל.
Nearby values
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