Gematria 397 שצ״ז
146 words and 632 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 397 under the standard method — 778 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 778
- Words
- 146
- Phrases
- 632
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 36
Where 397 stands in the text
בראשית א:ד · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:ח · phrase
The words that carry 397
The 10 most frequent of 36 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הָאוֹר כִּי־טוֹב וַיַּבְדֵּל אֱלֹהִים בֵּין הָאוֹר וּבֵין הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ
And God saw the light, that it was good; and God divided the light from the darkness.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תַּֽדְשֵׁא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע עֵץ פְּרִי עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי לְמִינוֹ אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the earth put forth grass, herb yielding seed, and fruit-tree bearing fruit after its kind, wherein is the seed thereof, upon the earth.’ And it was so.
וְהָיוּ לִמְאוֹרֹת בִּרְקִיעַ הַשָּׁמַיִם לְהָאִיר עַל־הָאָרֶץ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
and let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth.’ And it was so.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה נָתַתִּי לָכֶם אֶת־כָּל־עֵשֶׂב זֹרֵעַ זֶרַע אֲשֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵי כָל־הָאָרֶץ וְאֶת־כָּל־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר־בּוֹ פְרִי־עֵץ זֹרֵעַ זָרַע לָכֶם יִֽהְיֶה לְאָכְלָֽה
And God said: ‘Behold, I have given you every herb yielding seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed—to you it shall be for food;
וַיְכַל אֱלֹהִים בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה וַיִּשְׁבֹּת בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִי מִכָּל־מְלַאכְתּוֹ אֲשֶׁר עָשָֽׂה
And on the seventh day God finished His work which He had made; and He rested on the seventh day from all His work which He had made.
397 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 397.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 397?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 146 words and 632 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 397 — 778 matches in all. The most frequent word is השביעי, found 73 times.
How is 397 written in Hebrew letters?
שצ״ז — ש (300) + צ (90) + ז (7) = 397.
Where does 397 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:4, as the phrase האור כי טוב ויבדל אלהים.
Nearby values
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