Gematria 88 פ״ח
359 words and 408 phrases in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 88 under the standard method — 767 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 767
- Words
- 359
- Phrases
- 408
- Whole verses
- 0
- Distinct spellings
- 85
Where 88 stands in the text
בראשית ב:יז · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:יג · word
The words that carry 88
The 10 most frequent of 85 distinct spellings.
The first 5 matches
וּמֵעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְךָ מִמֶּנּוּ מוֹת תָּמֽוּת
but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it; for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.’
כִּי יֹדֵעַ אֱלֹהִים כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְכֶם מִמֶּנּוּ וְנִפְקְחוּ עֵֽינֵיכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם כֵּֽאלֹהִים יֹדְעֵי טוֹב וָרָֽע
for God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.’
וַיֵּדַע קַיִן אֶת־אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד אֶת־חֲנוֹךְ וַֽיְהִי בֹּנֶה עִיר וַיִּקְרָא שֵׁם הָעִיר כְּשֵׁם בְּנוֹ חֲנֽוֹךְ
And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bore Enoch; and he builded a city, and called the name of the city after the name of his son Enoch.
וַיֹּאמֶר אֱלֹהִים לְנֹחַ קֵץ כָּל־בָּשָׂר בָּא לְפָנַי כִּֽי־מָלְאָה הָאָרֶץ חָמָס מִפְּנֵיהֶם וְהִנְנִי מַשְׁחִיתָם אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ
And God said unto Noah: ‘The end of all flesh is come before Me; for the earth is filled with violence through them; and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.
וַהֲקִמֹתִי אֶת־בְּרִיתִי אִתָּךְ וּבָאתָ אֶל־הַתֵּבָה אַתָּה וּבָנֶיךָ וְאִשְׁתְּךָ וּנְשֵֽׁי־בָנֶיךָ אִתָּֽךְ
But I will establish My covenant with thee; and thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and thy wife, and thy sons’ wives with thee.
88 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 88.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 88?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 359 words and 408 phrases of the Tanakh add up to 88 — 767 matches in all. The most frequent word is נחל, found 52 times.
How is 88 written in Hebrew letters?
פ״ח — פ (80) + ח (8) = 88.
Where does 88 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 2:17, as the phrase כי ביום.
Nearby values
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