The number 243 in gematria
243רמ״גwritten in Hebrew letters
Significance in the sources
אברם (Avram) is א 1 + ב 2 + ר 200 + ם 40 = 243. When his name became אברהם, the added ה made 248. The Talmud says he was first given mastery over 243 of his limbs, and after his circumcision over all 248 (Nedarim 32b). See 248.
Hebrew words with the value 243
| Word | Strong’s gloss | Strong’s no. |
|---|---|---|
| אֲגַרְטָל אגרטל | basin | H105 |
| גָּמַר גמר | end; perfect (Aramaic) | H1584, H1585 |
| גָּרַם גרם | bone, denude, bones; bone, self, very; bone (Aramaic) | H1633, H1634, H1635 |
| מַאֲרָב מארב | ambuscade | H3993 |
| מָגַר מגר | yield up, precipitate; overthrow (Aramaic) | H4048, H4049 |
| רַגְלִי רגלי | footman | H7273 |
| רָגַם רגם | cast together, lapidate | H7275 |
Names with the value 243
- אברם Abram H87
- גמר Gomer H1586
- יהויריב Jehojarib H3080
- יוזכר Jozacar H3108
- רגם Regem H7276
Words and glosses: Strong’s Hebrew Dictionary via the Open Scriptures Hebrew Lexicon (CC BY 4.0). Values are for the consonants only; vowel points are ignored. Check any of them in the calculator, for example אגרטל, גמר, גרם.
About the number 243
- 243 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3.
- Its digit sum reduces to 9 (Mispar Katan Mispari).
- As a Hebrew numeral, 243 is written רמ״ג. See Hebrew numerals.
English words with Ordinal value 243
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English Ordinal (A = 1 … Z = 26) is a modern cipher with no link to Hebrew gematria; see the English gematria calculator.