Gematria 72 ע״ב
551 words and 548 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 72 under the standard method — 1,099 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 1,099
- Words
- 551
- Phrases
- 548
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 81
Where 72 stands in the text
בראשית ב:א · word
דברי הימים ב לו:כג · phrase
The words that carry 72
The 10 most frequent of 81 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ וְכָל־צְבָאָֽם
And the heaven and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
וְשֵׁם הַנָּהָר הַשְּׁלִישִׁי חִדֶּקֶל הוּא הַֽהֹלֵךְ קִדְמַת אַשּׁוּר וְהַנָּהָר הָֽרְבִיעִי הוּא פְרָֽת
And the name of the third river is Tigris; that is it which goeth toward the east of Asshur. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.
וַיִּקְרָא יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָֽאָדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אַיֶּֽכָּה
And the LORD God called unto the man, and said unto him: ‘Where art thou?’
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי הִגִּיד לְךָ כִּי עֵירֹם אָתָּה הֲמִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לְבִלְתִּי אֲכָל־מִמֶּנּוּ אָכָֽלְתָּ
And He said: ‘Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?’
וַיֹּאמֶר מִי הִגִּיד לְךָ כִּי עֵירֹם אָתָּה הֲמִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לְבִלְתִּי אֲכָל־מִמֶּנּוּ אָכָֽלְתָּ
And He said: ‘Who told thee that thou wast naked? Hast thou eaten of the tree, whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldest not eat?’
72 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 72.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 72?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 551 words and 548 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 72 — 1,099 matches in all. The most frequent word is וילכו, found 105 times.
How is 72 written in Hebrew letters?
ע״ב — ע (70) + ב (2) = 72.
Where does 72 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 2:1, as the word ויכלו.
Nearby values
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