Gematria 2,987
309 phrases and 2 whole verses in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 2,987 under the standard method — 309 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 309
- Words
- 0
- Phrases
- 309
- Whole verses
- 2
Where 2,987 stands in the text
בראשית א:כה · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:כא · phrase
The first 5 matches
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֵת כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
וּמִפְּרִי הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר בְּתוֹךְ־הַגָּן אָמַר אֱלֹהִים לֹא תֹֽאכְלוּ מִמֶּנּוּ וְלֹא תִגְּעוּ בּוֹ פֶּן־תְּמֻתֽוּן
but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden, God hath said: Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.’
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לָאִשָּׁה מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂית וַתֹּאמֶר הָֽאִשָּׁה הַנָּחָשׁ הִשִּׁיאַנִי וָאֹכֵֽל
And the LORD God said unto the woman: ‘What is this thou hast done?’ And the woman said: ‘The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat.’
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה לְנֹחַ בֹּֽא־אַתָּה וְכָל־בֵּיתְךָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה כִּֽי־אֹתְךָ רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק לְפָנַי בַּדּוֹר הַזֶּֽה
And the LORD said unto Noah: ‘Come thou and all thy house into the ark; for thee have I seen righteous before Me in this generation.
וְאֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדֹת תֶּרַח תֶּרַח הוֹלִיד אֶת־אַבְרָם אֶת־נָחוֹר וְאֶת־הָרָן וְהָרָן הוֹלִיד אֶת־לֽוֹט
Now these are the generations of Terah. Terah begot Abram, Nahor, and Haran; and Haran begot Lot.
2,987 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 2,987.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 2,987?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 309 phrases and 2 whole verses of the Tanakh add up to 2,987 — 309 matches in all.
Where does 2,987 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:25, as the phrase אלהים את חית הארץ למינה ואת הבהמה למינה ואת כל רמש האדמה.
2,987 in the library
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