Editing Hebrew alphabet (section)

==Numeric values of letters==
{{Main|Hebrew numerals}}

Following the adoption of Greek Hellenistic alphabetic numeration practice, Hebrew letters started being used to denote numbers in the late 2nd century BCE,<ref>[[Colette Sirat|Sirat, Colette]] (1976), ''Ecriture et civilisations'', Paris: Editions du CNRS.</ref> and performed this arithmetic function for about a thousand years. {{citation needed span|Nowadays alphanumeric notation is used only in specific contexts, e.g. denoting dates in the [[Hebrew calendar]], denoting grades of school in Israel, other listings (e.g. {{lang|he|rtl=yes|שלב א׳}}, {{lang|he|rtl=yes|שלב ב׳}}{{dash}}"phase a, phase b"), commonly in [[Kabbalah]] ([[Judaism|Jewish]] [[mysticism]]) in a practice known as ''[[gematria]]'', and often in religious contexts.|date=March 2025}}

[[File:Hohe Synagoge Prag 1.jpg|thumb|260px| The lower clock on the [[Jewish Town Hall (Prague)|Jewish Town Hall]] building in [[Prague]], with Hebrew numerals in counterclockwise order.]]
{|class=wikitable
|-
!<small>letter</small>!!<small>numeric value</small>
!<small>letter</small>!!<small>numeric value</small>
!<small>letter</small>!!<small>numeric value</small>
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[א]]}}</big>||1||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[י]]}}</big>||10||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ק]]}}</big>||100
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ב]]}}</big>||2||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[כ]]}}</big>||20||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ר]]}}</big>||200
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ג]]}}</big>||3||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ל]]}}</big>||30||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ש]]}}</big>||300
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ד]]}}</big>||4||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[מ]]}}</big>||40||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ת]]}}</big>||400
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ה]]}}</big>||5||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[נ]]}}</big>||50
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ו]]}}</big>||6||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ס]]}}</big>||60
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ז]]}}</big>||7||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ע]]}}</big>||70
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ח]]}}</big>||8||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[פ]]}}</big>||80
|-
|<big>{{script|Hebr|[[ט]]}}</big>||9||<big>{{script|Hebr|[[צ]]}}</big>||90
|}

{{citation needed span|The numbers 500, 600, 700, 800 and 900 are commonly represented by the juxtapositions {{script|Hebr|ת״ק}}, {{script|Hebr|ת״ר}}, {{script|Hebr|ת״ש}}, {{script|Hebr|ת״ת}}, and {{script|Hebr|תת״ק}} respectively.
Adding a [[geresh]] ⟨{{script|Hebr|׳}}⟩ to a letter multiplies its value by one thousand, for example, the year 5778 is portrayed as {{script|Hebr|ה׳תשע״ח}}, where {{script|Hebr|ה׳}} represents 5000, and {{script|Hebr|תשע״ח}} represents 778.|date=March 2025}}