Gematria 497 תצ״ז
149 words and 852 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 497 under the standard method — 1,001 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,001
- Words
- 149
- Phrases
- 852
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 43
Where 497 stands in the text
בראשית א:ד · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:כ · phrase
The words that carry 497
The 10 most frequent of 43 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.
וַיִּבְרָא אֱלֹהִים אֶת־הַתַּנִּינִם הַגְּדֹלִים וְאֵת כָּל־נֶפֶשׁ הַֽחַיָּה הָֽרֹמֶשֶׂת אֲשֶׁר שָׁרְצוּ הַמַּיִם לְמִֽינֵהֶם וְאֵת כָּל־עוֹף כָּנָף לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God created the great sea-monsters, and every living creature that creepeth, wherewith the waters swarmed, after its kind, and every winged fowl after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים תּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ נֶפֶשׁ חַיָּה לְמִינָהּ בְּהֵמָה וָרֶמֶשׂ וְחַֽיְתוֹ־אֶרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וַֽיְהִי־כֵֽן
And God said: ‘Let the earth bring forth the living creature after its kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after its kind.’ And it was so.
497 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 497.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 497?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 149 words and 852 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 497 — 1,001 matches in all. The most frequent word is ומאתים, found 28 times.
How is 497 written in Hebrew letters?
תצ״ז — ת (400) + צ (90) + ז (7) = 497.
Where does 497 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:4, as the phrase טוב ויבדל אלהים בין האור ובין.
Nearby values
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