[[Image:Mathers Table.jpg|thumb|right|Mathers Table from the 1912 edition of ''The Kabbalah Unveiled''.]]
The '''Mathers table''' of Hebrew and "Chaldee" (Aramaic) letters is a tabular display of the pronunciation, appearance, numerical values, transliteration, names, and symbolism of the twenty-two letters of the Hebrew alphabet appearing in ''The Kabbalah Unveiled'',<ref>{{cite book |last1=Mathers |first1=S.L. MacGregor |title=The Kabbalah Unveiled |date=1887 |publisher=Redway |location=London |page=3 |url=https://archive.org/details/mathers-s.-l.-mac-gregor-the-kabbalah-unveiled-1887/page/n14/ |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> S.L. MacGregor Mathers' late 19th century English translation of ''Kabbala Denudata'', itself a Latin translation by Christian Knorr von Rosenroth of the ''Zohar'', a primary Kabbalistic text.
==Overview== This table has been used as a primary reference for a basic understanding of the Hebrew alphabet as it applies to the Kabbalah, generally outside of traditional Jewish mysticism, by many modern Hermeticists and students of the occult, including members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn<ref>{{cite book |last1=Westcott |first1=W. Wynn |title=Numbers |date=1890 |publisher=Theosophical Publishing Society |location=London |page=37 |url=https://archive.org/details/numberstheiroccu00west/page/37/ |access-date=22 February 2023}}</ref> and other magical organizations deriving from it. It has been reproduced and adapted in many books published from the early 20th century to the present.{{efn|A non-exhaustive list of books that reproduce the Mathers table either substantially or exactly: *{{cite book | first = Henrietta | last = Bernstein |date=April 1984 | title = Cabalah Primer: Introduction to the English/Hebrew Cabalah | publisher = Devorss | location = Camarillo, CA | isbn = 0-87516-526-5}} *{{cite book | first = John | last = Bonner |date=March 2002 | title = Qabalah: A Magical Primer | publisher = Red Wheel/Weiser | location = Boston | isbn = 1-57863-211-0 }} *{{cite book | first = Charles Stansfeld (Frater Achad) | last = Jones | author-link = Charles Stansfeld Jones |date=April 2005 | title = Q.B.L. or The Bride's Reception: Being A Qabalistic Treatise on the Nature and Use of the Tree of Life | publisher = Red Wheel/Weiser | location = York Beach, ME | isbn = 1-57863-331-1 }} *{{cite book | first = S.L. MacGregor | last = Mathers | author-link = Samuel Liddell MacGregor Mathers | title = The Kabbalah: The Essential Texts From The Zohar | date = 2005 | publisher = Barnes & Noble Books | location = New York | isbn = 0-7607-6977-X }} *{{cite book | first = Israel | last = Regardie | author-link = Israel Regardie | year = 1989 | title = The Golden Dawn: A Complete Course in Practical Ceremonial Magic | edition = Sixth | publisher = Llewellyn Publications | location = St. Paul | isbn = 0-87542-663-8 }} *{{cite book | first = Pat | last = Zalewski | year = 1993 | title = The Kabbalah of the Golden Dawn | edition = First | publisher = Llewellyn Publications | location = St. Paul | isbn = 0-87542-873-8 }}}}
==The Table== {| style="font-family:'times new roman',serif;border:1px solid black;font-size:medium;margin: 1em auto;" cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 border=0 |- ! style="border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:large;" colspan=10 | TABLE OF HEBREW AND CHALDEE LETTERS |- ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" | Number ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" | Sound or Power ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" colspan=3 | Hebrew and<br>Chaldee Letters ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" colspan=2 | Numerical Values ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" | Roman character by<br>which expressed ! style="border-right:1px solid black;border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" | Names ! style="border-bottom:1px solid black;padding:3px;font-size:small;" | Signification of Names |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | 1. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | ''a'' (soft breathing). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | א | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | 1. | style="padding:3px 3px 0 3px;text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;vertical-align:top;font-size:medium" rowspan=10 | (Thousands are<br> denoted by a<br> larger letter;<br> thus an Aleph<br> larger than the<br> rest of the let-<br> ters among<br> which it is,<br> signifies not 1,<br> but 1000.) | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | A. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | Aleph. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Ox. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 2. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''b, bh (v)''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ב | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 2. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | B. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Beth. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | House. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 3. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''g'' (hard), ''gh''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ג | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 3. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | G. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Gimel. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Camel. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 4. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''d, dh'' (flat ''th''). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ד | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 4. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | D. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Daleth. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Door. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 5. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''h'' (rough breathing). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ה | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 5. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | H. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | He. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Window. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 6. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''v, u, o''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ו | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 6. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | V. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Vau. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Peg, nail. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 7. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''z, dz''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ז | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 7. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | Z. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Zayin. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Weapon, sword. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 8. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''ch'' (guttural). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ח | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 8. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | C<span style="font-size:small;">H</span>. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Cheth. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Enclosure, fence. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 9. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''t'' (strong). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ט | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 9. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | T. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Teth. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Serpent. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 10. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''i, y'' (as in ''yes''). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | י | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 10. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | I. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Yod. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Hand. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 11. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''k, kh''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | כ | style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Final = | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;border-right:1px solid black;" | ך | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 20. | style="border-right:1px solid black;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | <span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;">Final = </span>500 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | K. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Caph. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Palm of the hand. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 12. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''l''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ל | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 30. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | L. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Lamed. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Ox-goad. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 13. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''m''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | מ | style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Final = | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ם | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 40. | style="border-right:1px solid black;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | <span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;">Final = </span>600 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | M. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Mem. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Water. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 14. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''n''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | נ | style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Final = | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ן | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 50. | style="border-right:1px solid black;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | <span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;">Final = </span>700 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | N. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Nun. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Fish. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 15. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''s''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ס | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 60. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | S. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Samekh. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Prop, support. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 16. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''O, aa, ng'' (gutt.). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ע | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 70. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | O. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Ayin. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Eye. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 17. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''p, ph''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | פ | style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Final = | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ף | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 80. | style="border-right:1px solid black;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | <span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;">Final = </span>800 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | P. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Pe. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Mouth. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 18. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''ts, tz, j''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | צ | style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Final = | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ץ | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 90. | style="border-right:1px solid black;text-align:left;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | <span style="font-weight:normal;font-size:medium;">Final = </span>900 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | T<span style="font-size:small;">Z.</span> | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Tzaddi. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Fishing-hook. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 19. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''q, qh'' (guttur.). | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ק | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 100. | style="padding:0 3px 0 1px;text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;vertical-align:top;font-size:small;" rowspan=4 | (The finals are not<br> always considered<br> as bearing an in-<br> creased numeri-<br> cal value.) | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | Q. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Qoph. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Back of the head. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 20. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''r''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ר | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 200. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | R. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Resh. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Head. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 21. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''sh, s''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ש | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 300. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | S<span style="font-size:small;">H</span>. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Shin. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Tooth. |- | style="text-align:right;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 22. | style="text-align:left;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | ''th, t''. | style="text-align:left;font-size:x-large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" colspan=3 | ת | style="text-align:right;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | 400. | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | T<span style="font-size:small;">H</span>. | style="border-right:1px solid black;padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Tau. | style="padding:0 3px 0 3px;" | Sign of the cross. |}
==See also== * Gematria * Kabbalah * Mysticism * Notaricon
==Notes== {{notelist}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *[http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/tku/index.htm The ''Kabbalah Unveiled'' at sacred-texts.com]
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