What is the significance of the number 18?

by Rabbi Naftali Silberberg

Library » Miscellaneous » Hebrew / Languages » Codes and Numbers | Subscribe | What is RSS? PRINT EMAIL COMMENT Every letter in the Hebrew alphabet has a numerical value. Aleph is one, Bet is two, Yud is ten, Kuf is one hundred, etc. 1 The numerical equivalent of the word "chai [life]" is eighteen (chet = 8, and yud = 10). Footnotes 1. See "What is gematria and how does it work?" (http://www.askmoses.com/en/article/228,59562/What-is-gematriah-and-how-does-it-work.html). TAGS: eighteen, 18, chai ADD A COMMENT Please email me when new comments are posted (you must be  logged in). COMMENTS The Number 18 Posted by: Shmuel, Far Rockaway, NY on Jul 10, 2005 ... and therefore? So what if it equals "chai"? Why not "68" for "Chaim"? (The Kotzker vort is, "Why do people always give 'Chai' dollars? Give 'Meis' [Ed. note: "death"] [which equals 440, as opposed to Chai, which equals only 18]!!") read more less RELATED CATEGORIES Torah » Codes and Numbers Email to a friend Post a comment cancel Loading...