Gematria 38 ל״ח
368 words and 176 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 38 under the standard method — 544 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 544
- Words
- 368
- Phrases
- 176
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 54
Where 38 stands in the text
בראשית ב:ג · phrase
דברי הימים ב לד:כא · word
The words that carry 38
The 10 most frequent of 54 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיְבָרֶךְ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־יוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי וַיְקַדֵּשׁ אֹתוֹ כִּי בוֹ שָׁבַת מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָא אֱלֹהִים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת
And God blessed the seventh day, and hallowed it; because that in it He rested from all His work which God in creating had made.
וַיַּרְא יְהוָה כִּי רַבָּה רָעַת הָאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וְכָל־יֵצֶר מַחְשְׁבֹת לִבּוֹ רַק רַע כָּל־הַיּֽוֹם
And the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.
וַיִּנָּחֶם יְהוָה כִּֽי־עָשָׂה אֶת־הָֽאָדָם בָּאָרֶץ וַיִּתְעַצֵּב אֶל־לִבּֽוֹ
And it repented the LORD that He had made man on the earth, and it grieved Him at His heart.
וַיָּרַח יְהוָה אֶת־רֵיחַ הַנִּיחֹחַ וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֶל־לִבּוֹ לֹֽא־אֹסִף לְקַלֵּל עוֹד אֶת־הָֽאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּר הָֽאָדָם כִּי יֵצֶר לֵב הָאָדָם רַע מִנְּעֻרָיו וְלֹֽא־אֹסִף עוֹד לְהַכּוֹת אֶת־כָּל־חַי כַּֽאֲשֶׁר עָשִֽׂיתִי
And the LORD smelled the sweet savour; and the LORD said in His heart: ‘I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.
וַיֹּאמְרוּ אֵׄלָׄיׄוׄ אַיֵּה שָׂרָה אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַיֹּאמֶר הִנֵּה בָאֹֽהֶל
And they said unto him: ‘Where is Sarah thy wife?’ And he said: ‘Behold, in the tent.’
38 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 38.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 38?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 368 words and 176 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 38 — 544 matches in all. The most frequent word is לבו, found 70 times.
How is 38 written in Hebrew letters?
ל״ח — ל (30) + ח (8) = 38.
Where does 38 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 2:3, as the phrase כי בו.
Nearby values
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