Etymology

gematria

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Today it means: A cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters. Full definition →

Aramaic גִּימַטְרְיָא ← Ancient Greek γεωμετρία
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromγεωμετρία“geometry”
  2. Aramaic · derived fromגִּימַטְרְיָא
  3. English todaygematria

From Aramaic גִּימַטְרְיָא (gīmāṭrəyā), from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry”). Doublet of geometry.

Words from the same roots

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geometry

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