The number 26 in gematria
Significance in the sources
The four-letter divine name, יהוה, totals י 10 + ה 5 + ו 6 + ה 5 = 26. In traditional practice this name is not pronounced; it is read as Adonai and referred to as HaShem, “the Name”.
Psalm 136 has 26 verses, each ending “for His kindness endures forever”. Rabbi Yehoshua ben Levi says these 26 thanksgivings correspond to the 26 generations the Holy One created before giving the Torah (Pesachim 118a). Counting from Adam, Moses is the 26th generation.
Hebrew words with the value 26
| Word | Strong’s gloss | Strong’s no. |
|---|---|---|
| כָּאָה כאה | despond, deject | H3512 |
| כָּבַד כבד | be heavy, burdensome, severe; weight, multitude, vehemence; heavy, numerous, severe; liver, heaviest | H3513, H3514, H3515, H3516 |
| כְּדַב כדב | false (Aramaic) | H3538 |
| כַּו כו | window (Aramaic) | H3551 |
Names with the value 26
- אחזי Achzai H273
- הודוה Hodevah H1937
- חגיה Chaggijah H2293
- חדיד Chadid H2307
- יהוה Existent, Jeho-vah; God H3068, H3069
- יטבה Jotbah H3192
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 כאה, כבד, כדב.
About the number 26
- 26 = 2 × 13.
- Its digit sum reduces to 8 (Mispar Katan Mispari).
- As a Hebrew numeral, 26 is written כ״ו. See Hebrew numerals.
English words with Ordinal value 26
addle, afar, algae, apace, ate, balk, bare, bear, been, bio, bode, brae, caddie, card, clef, cub, dabble, dang, data, deice, dial, dim, dog, eat, efface, eta, fable, fief, fife, flag, foe, game, gar, god, hale, heal, hem, hide, jamb, jibe, jig, laid, lam, lei, lie, mica, mid, obi, pee, rag, rec, tea, ya.
English Ordinal (A = 1 … Z = 26) is a modern cipher with no link to Hebrew gematria; see the English gematria calculator.