gematria

[ guh-mey-tree-uh ]

noun

a cabbalistic system of interpretation of the Scriptures by substituting for a particular word another word whose letters give the same numerical sum.

Origin of gematria

1685–95; <Hebrew gēmaṭriyā<Greek geōmetríageometry

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But, according to this highly scientific gematria calculator, it turns out that “Justin Bieb” also adds up to 666.
Run with the Devil Unlike the Girl in Kentucky | Candida Moss | November 10, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
Yet, by the Kabbalistic rules of gematria and Temurah might they not be exhumed?
The Life and Letters of Lafcadio Hearn, Volume 1 | Elizabeth Bisland
The word is a cabalistic cryptogram—an instance of gematria—for Babel.
The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Daniel | F. W. Farrar
You mentioned some works on the numerical Cabbala, the gematria (I think) they call it.
Letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Vol. II (of 2) | Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Machlah by gematria equals eighty-three; and all may be avoided by an early breakfast of bread and salt and a bottle of water.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala | Various

And let us now assume a point in dispute in order to illustrate how it is solved by gematria.
Hebraic Literature; Translations from the Talmud, Midrashim and Kabbala | Various

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