The third word of Genesis 1:1 is אלהים (Elohim), meaning “God.” Its traditional Hebrew numerical value is 86. The digits 8 and 6 total 14, which is evenly divisible by 7.
Pattern 25 focuses specifically on the third word, the Hebrew word for God. Within the symbolic framework of this study, 3 is associated with the Trinity, while 7 is associated with divine perfection.
Using traditional Hebrew numerical values, the letters of אלהים have the following values:
These letter values total 86. Pattern 25 then adds the two digits of that total.
The tables below show how the traditional numerical value of the third word is calculated. Pattern 25 then adds the digits of the resulting value, 86.
The value of the third word is highighted.
| Genesis 1:1 | |
|---|---|
| Hebrew Word | Number of Letters |
| בראשית | 6 |
| ברא | 3 |
| אלהימ | 5 |
| את | 2 |
| השםימ | 5 |
| ואת | 3 |
| הארצ | 4 |
| Total Words: 7 | Total Letters: 28 |
| Traditional Hebrew Letter Values | Word Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 200 | 1 | 300 | 10 | 400 | 913 |
| 2 | 200 | 1 | 203 | |||
| 1 | 30 | 5 | 10 | 40 |
| |
| 1 | 400 | 401 | ||||
| 5 | 300 | 40 | 10 | 40 | 395 | |
| 6 | 1 | 400 | 407 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 200 | 90 | 296 | ||
| Verse Value Total | 2701 | |||||
| Hebrew Alphabet Positions | Word Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 20 | 1 | 21 | 10 | 22 | 76 |
| 2 | 20 | 1 | 23 | |||
| 1 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 13 | 41 | |
| 1 | 22 | 23 | ||||
| 5 | 21 | 13 | 10 | 13 | 62 | |
| 6 | 1 | 22 | 29 | |||
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 18 | 44 | ||
| Verse Position Total | 298 | |||||