Pattern 17: Final Values of the First and Last Words Total 490

Letters being tested

Words and letters are counted in Hebrew reading order using the traditional Masoretic consonantal text. Vowel points, cantillation marks, spaces, and punctuation are excluded. Final tsadi (ץ) has the same traditional numerical value, 90, as standard tsadi (צ).

Why this pattern matters

This pattern examines the final letters of the two words forming the outer boundaries of the seven-word verse. It complements Pattern 16, which examines the initial letters of those same words.

Because Patterns 16 and 17 use the same pair of words, their results are related and should not be treated as fully independent tests.

How this pattern is measured

Identify the first and last Hebrew words, take the final letter of each word, assign their traditional Hebrew numerical values, and add those values. The pattern is satisfied if the total is evenly divisible by 7.

Result for Genesis 1:1

The two final-letter values total 490, so they satisfy the defined criterion for Pattern 17.

Within the theory’s theological interpretation, the repeated factor 7 is associated with divine perfection.

Supporting tables

The traditional-value table highlights the final letter of the first word, with value 400, and the final letter of the last word, with value 90. These are the values used in the calculation 400 + 90 = 490.

In all three tables, the seven data rows correspond in order to the seven Hebrew words. Within each row, letters are shown in Hebrew reading order.