Gematria 997 תתקצ״ז
5 words, 815 phrases and 1 whole verse in the twenty-four books of the Tanakh carry the value 997 under the standard method — 820 matches in all, computed from the consonantal text of the Leningrad Codex.
- Matches
- 820
- Words
- 5
- Phrases
- 815
- Whole verses
- 1
- Distinct spellings
- 2
Where 997 stands in the text
בראשית א:ב · phrase
דברי הימים ב לו:ד · phrase
The words that carry 997
The first 5 matches
וְהָאָרֶץ הָיְתָה תֹהוּ וָבֹהוּ וְחֹשֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵי תְהוֹם וְרוּחַ אֱלֹהִים מְרַחֶפֶת עַל־פְּנֵי הַמָּֽיִם
Now the earth was unformed and void, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God hovered over the face of the waters.
וַיַּעַשׂ אֱלֹהִים אֶת־חַיַּת הָאָרֶץ לְמִינָהּ וְאֶת־הַבְּהֵמָה לְמִינָהּ וְאֵת כָּל־רֶמֶשׂ הָֽאֲדָמָה לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טֽוֹב
And God made the beast of the earth after its kind, and the cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the ground after its kind; and God saw that it was good.
וַֽיְהִי מִקֵּץ יָמִים וַיָּבֵא קַיִן מִפְּרִי הָֽאֲדָמָה מִנְחָה לַֽיהוָֽה
And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD.
וְאֶל־קַיִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַֽיִּפְּלוּ פָּנָֽיו
but unto Cain and to his offering He had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell.
הַנְּפִלִים הָיוּ בָאָרֶץ בַּיָּמִים הָהֵם וְגַם אַֽחֲרֵי־כֵן אֲשֶׁר יָבֹאוּ בְּנֵי הָֽאֱלֹהִים אֶל־בְּנוֹת הָֽאָדָם וְיָלְדוּ לָהֶם הֵמָּה הַגִּבֹּרִים אֲשֶׁר מֵעוֹלָם אַנְשֵׁי הַשֵּֽׁם
The Nephilim were in the earth in those days, and also after that, when the sons of nobles came in unto the daughters of men, and they bore children to them; the same were the mighty men that were of old, the men of renown.
997 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 997.
Quick answers
What is the gematria of 997?
In standard gematria (mispar hechrachi), 5 words, 815 phrases and 1 whole verse of the Tanakh add up to 997 — 820 matches in all. The most frequent word is השופרות, found 3 times.
How is 997 written in Hebrew letters?
תתקצ״ז — ת (400) + ת (400) + ק (100) + צ (90) + ז (7) = 997.
Where does 997 first appear in the Tanakh?
At Genesis 1:2, as the phrase על פני תהום ורוח אלהים.
Nearby values
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