How to Calculate the Gematria of Your Name (Step by Step)

Belem Anderson Costa — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The number hidden in your name

Every letter of the Hebrew alphabet carries a number. Every Greek letter carries another. When the author of Revelation wrote “calculate the number of the beast,” he used the word ψηφισάτω (psephisato) — a technical instruction that presupposes a numerical system that existed centuries before the biblical text was written.

That system is called gematria (in Hebrew) or isopsephy (in Greek). And yes — you can apply it to any word. Including your name.

But before playing with names, you need to understand how the calculation works. Because it is precisely in that “how” that the difference between evidence and speculation becomes an abyss.

Step 1: Choose the system

There are three systems you can use:

Hebrew gematria (Mispar Gadol) — For words in biblical Hebrew. The 22 letters of the Hebrew alphabet, each with a fixed value from 1 to 400. This is the system that reveals that the priestly crown sums to 666.

Greek isopsephy — For words in Koine Greek (the Greek of the New Testament). 27 symbols with values from 1 to 900. This is the system that shows that the name Jesus (Ἰησοῦς) sums to 888.

Simple gematria (A-Z) — For words in any language using the Latin alphabet. A=1, B=2, C=3… Z=26. The most basic system, but useful for quick comparisons.

Step 2: Convert letter by letter

Hebrew table (Mispar Gadol)

Letter	Name	Value	Letter	Name	Value	Letter	Name	Value
א	Aleph	1	ח	Chet	8	ס	Samekh	60
ב	Bet	2	ט	Tet	9	ע	Ayin	70
ג	Gimel	3	י	Yod	10	פ	Pe	80
ד	Dalet	4	כ	Kaf	20	צ	Tsade	90
ה	He	5	ל	Lamed	30	ק	Qof	100
ו	Vav	6	מ	Mem	40	ר	Resh	200
ז	Zayin	7	נ	Nun	50	ש	Shin	300
						ת	Tav	400

Practical example: yhwh (יהוה)

י (Yod) = 10
ה (He) = 5
ו (Vav) = 6
ה (He) = 5

Total: 26 — The tetragrammaton, the four-letter name, sums to 26.

Practical example: Nezer HaKodesh (נזר הקדש)

נ (Nun) = 50
ז (Zayin) = 7
ר (Resh) = 200
ה (He) = 5
ק (Qof) = 100
ד (Dalet) = 4
ש (Shin) = 300

Total: 666 — The sacred crown of the high priest, placed on the forehead. The same forehead where Revelation 13:16 says the mark is placed.

Step 3: Sum and verify

Forensic gematria demands verification. It is not enough to calculate — you must confirm that:

The letters are correct — directly from the codices, not from modern translations
The system is explicit — Mispar Gadol for Hebrew, standard isopsephy for Greek
No manipulation occurred — no skipping letters, no using alternative systems to “make it fit”

That is the difference between forensic and mystical gematria. The mystical one picks the result and looks for the path. The forensic one follows the path and records the result — whatever it may be.

What about my name?

You can calculate the simple gematria (A-Z) of your name in English. But be careful: that is not biblical gematria. The gematria that the author of Revelation commanded you to calculate uses the Hebrew or Greek alphabet — applying A=1, B=2 to your English name is curiosity, not exegesis.

If you want to calculate for real, you need a tool that supports all three systems, transliterates automatically, and has a reference dictionary with dozens of biblical terms for comparison.

Calculate now

The Gematria Calculator does all of this for free. Hebrew, Greek, and A-Z. Over 80 pre-calculated biblical terms — 666, 888, 358, 26 and dozens more. Side-by-side comparator to cross-reference values. Automatic transliteration. History of your last calculations.

Type a word. Sum the letters. See the result. The interpretation is yours — but the data is here.

If the author of Revelation told you to calculate, who are you to disobey?

If you have done the calculations, you already realized that numbers don’t lie — and that tradition preferred not to teach you how to add. The question is: what else did they hide from you?

The 666 is just the beginning. The full investigation reveals who the beast is, what the mark is, and why the answer was on the priest’s forehead since Exodus 28. Continue the investigation in “The Little Book” →

Want to go deeper? Understand what is isopsephy — the system the original text asks you to use.

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