# Mathers table > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathers_table > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Mathers_table.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathers_table > Source revision: 1287354634 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) [[Image:Mathers Table.jpg|thumb|right|[Mathers](/source/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers) Table from the 1912 edition of ''The Kabbalah Unveiled''.]] The '''Mathers table''' of Hebrew and "[Chaldee](/source/Aramaic)" ([Aramaic](/source/Aramaic)) letters is a tabular display of the pronunciation, appearance, [numerical values](/source/gematria), transliteration, names, and symbolism of the twenty-two letters of the [Hebrew alphabet](/source/Hebrew_alphabet) appearing in ''[The Kabbalah Unveiled](/source/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers)'',{{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}} [S.L. MacGregor Mathers](/source/Samuel_Liddell_MacGregor_Mathers)' late 19th century [English](/source/English_language) translation of ''Kabbala Denudata'', itself a [Latin](/source/Latin) translation by [Christian Knorr von Rosenroth](/source/Christian_Knorr_von_Rosenroth) of the ''[Zohar](/source/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](/source/Kabbalah), generally outside of traditional [Jewish mysticism](/source/Jewish_mysticism), by many modern [Hermeticists](/source/Hermeticism) and students of the [occult](/source/occult), including members of the [Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn](/source/Hermetic_Order_of_the_Golden_Dawn){{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}} and other [magical organization](/source/magical_organization)s 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
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
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
 denoted by a
 larger letter;
 thus an Aleph
 larger than the
 rest of the let-
 ters among
 which it is,
 signifies not 1,
 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;" | CH. | 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;" | Final = 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;" | Final = 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;" | Final = 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;" | Final = 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;" | Final = 900 | style="text-align:center;font-size:large;font-weight:bold;border-right:1px solid black;padding:3px 3px 0 3px;" | TZ. | 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
 always considered
 as bearing an in-
 creased numeri-
 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;" | SH. | 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;" | TH. | 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](/source/Gematria) * [Kabbalah](/source/Kabbalah) * [Mysticism](/source/Mysticism) * [Notaricon](/source/Notaricon) ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *[http://www.sacred-texts.com/jud/tku/index.htm The ''Kabbalah Unveiled'' at sacred-texts.com] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mathers Table}} Category:Numerology Category:Hebrew alphabet Category:Hermetic Qabalah --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Mathers table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathers_table) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mathers_table?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.