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Gematria

Gematria is a way of assigning numbers to words and letters that are used to reveal secret meanings in the Bible, Torah, or other ancient texts. It's like a code that helps us figure out the hidden meanings in these texts. The words and letters have a certain number assigned to them and when you add up the numbers it can help you figure out special messages. For example, the Hebrew word for "king" may have the number 18, and the Hebrew word for "seed" may have the number 8. If you add 18 + 8 you get 26—which is the number for "Yahweh," the name of God in the Bible. So the message here might be about God being the king and ruler.