Should gematria be taken seriously ? poetry123: Gematria assigns numerical values to Hebrew letters. Gematria is called a seasoning for wisdom- only adding to the taste- without actually being wisdom itself. We don't use gematria as any kind of 'proof'- because it can be twisted this way to prove this or that way to prove that. However- it is commonly used to help with memorization and word/number association. As children we used to play all kinds of Gematria games. So you ask- Is Gematria bad? Why would it be bad? Any technique used to enhance Torah study is good. AStudent: Interesting, thank you ! When you say " assigns numerical values to Hebrew letters " , that is the 1-9, 10-90 and 100-900 values of the alphabet ? AStudent: Ah, ok It appears that's correct, the etymology seems to mean " earth measure " Interesting, ty | Religion Chat Room 23 People Chatting Similar Conversations |