Genesis 1:1 Has a Mispar Shemi Value of 5476
Mispar Shemi, also called milui or full-name value, replaces each Hebrew letter with the standard gematria value of that letter’s fully spelled name. For example, aleph is spelled אלף, so its value is 1 + 30 + 80 = 111.
Some Hebrew letter names have more than one accepted spelling. Therefore, a Mispar Shemi total depends on the particular full spellings selected. This page documents the spelling convention that gives Genesis 1:1 the value 5476.
בראשית ברא אלהים את השמים ואת הארץ
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Letter values used
| Letter | Full spelling | Calculation | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| א | אלף | 1 + 30 + 80 | 111 |
| ב | בית | 2 + 10 + 400 | 412 |
| ה | הא | 5 + 1 | 6 |
| ו | ויו | 6 + 10 + 6 | 22 |
| י | יוד | 10 + 6 + 4 | 20 |
| ל | למד | 30 + 40 + 4 | 74 |
| מ / ם | מם | 40 + 40 | 80 |
| צ / ץ | צדי | 90 + 4 + 10 | 104 |
| ר | ריש | 200 + 10 + 300 | 510 |
| ש | שין | 300 + 10 + 50 | 360 |
| ת | תו | 400 + 6 | 406 |
Genesis 1:1 calculation
| Word | Letter values | Word total |
|---|---|---|
| בראשית | 412 + 510 + 111 + 360 + 20 + 406 | 1819 |
| ברא | 412 + 510 + 111 | 1033 |
| אלהים | 111 + 74 + 6 + 20 + 80 | 291 |
| את | 111 + 406 | 517 |
| השמים | 6 + 360 + 80 + 20 + 80 | 546 |
| ואת | 22 + 111 + 406 | 539 |
| הארץ | 6 + 111 + 510 + 104 | 731 |
| Total | 5476 | |
The English ordinal comparison
Using A1–Z26 English ordinal values, in which A = 1, B = 2, and so on:
Since 74 = 37 + 37, the comparison also contains two occurrences of 37.
Credibility note: The equality is exact under the stated Mispar Shemi spelling convention and the stated English A1–Z26 system. Because it compares two independently selected language-number systems, it is presented as a supporting numerical curiosity rather than as an independent statistical result.
Method references: TorahCalc’s explanation of Mispar Shemi and Genesis 1:1 = JESUS². All calculations are reproduced above so they can be checked independently.