The number 365 in gematria
365שס״הwritten in Hebrew letters
Significance in the sources
Rabbi Simlai counts 365 prohibitions in the Torah, “corresponding to the number of days in the solar year” (Makkot 23b). Together with the 248 positive commandments they make 613.
Enoch lived 365 years (Genesis 5:23).
In Greek, Irenaeus reports that the Basilidians called their chief power Abraxas because the word’s letters add up to 365 (Against Heresies 1.24.7): Α 1 + Β 2 + Ρ 100 + Α 1 + Σ 200 + Α 1 + Ξ 60 = 365. Check it with the isopsephy calculator.
Hebrew words with the value 365
| Word | Strong’s gloss | Strong’s no. |
|---|---|---|
| יְשִׁימַה ישימה | desolation | H3451 |
| נְשִׁיָּה נשיה | oblivion | H5388 |
| עֲצָרָה עצרה | assembly, festival, holiday | H6116 |
| צִרְעָה צרעה | wasp | H6880 |
| שִׁכְמָה שכמה | the shoulderbone | H7929 |
| שָׁסָה שסה | plunder | H8154 |
Names with the value 365
- חשבנה Chashnah H2812
- ישנה Jeshanah H3466
- צרעה Tsorah H6881
- קטרון Kitron H7003
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 ישימה, נשיה, עצרה.
About the number 365
- 365 = 5 × 73.
- Its digit sum reduces to 5 (Mispar Katan Mispari).
- As a Hebrew numeral, 365 is written שס״ה. See Hebrew numerals.