Gematria 42 מ״ב
867 words and 206 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 42 under the standard method — 1,073 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,073
- Words
- 867
- Phrases
- 206
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 57
Where 42 stands in the text
בראשית א:טז · word
דברי הימים ב לה:כא · word
The words that carry 42
The 10 most frequent of 57 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־שְׁנֵי הַמְּאֹרֹת הַגְּדֹלִים אֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַגָּדֹל לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַיּוֹם וְאֶת־הַמָּאוֹר הַקָּטֹן לְמֶמְשֶׁלֶת הַלַּיְלָה וְאֵת הַכּוֹכָבִֽים
And God made the two great lights: the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night; and the stars.
וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לֹא־טוֹב הֱיוֹת הָֽאָדָם לְבַדּוֹ אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־לּוֹ עֵזֶר כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ
And the LORD God said: ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.’
וַיִּקְרָא הָֽאָדָם שֵׁם אִשְׁתּוֹ חַוָּה כִּי הִוא הָֽיְתָה אֵם כָּל־חָֽי
And the man called his wife’s name Eve; because she was the mother of all living.
הֲלוֹא אִם־תֵּיטִיב שְׂאֵת וְאִם לֹא תֵיטִיב לַפֶּתַח חַטָּאת רֹבֵץ וְאֵלֶיךָ תְּשׁוּקָתוֹ וְאַתָּה תִּמְשָׁל־בּֽוֹ
If thou doest well, shall it not be lifted up? and if thou doest not well, sin coucheth at the door; and unto thee is its desire, but thou mayest rule over it.’
וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶֽה
And Adah bore Jabal; he was the father of such as dwell in tents and have cattle.
42 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 42.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 42?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 867 words and 206 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 42 — 1,073 matches in all. The most frequent word is הלוא, found 147 times.
How is 42 written in Hebrew letters?
מ״ב — מ (40) + ב (2) = 42.
Where does 42 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:16, as the word הגדל.
Nearby values
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