numerical value
noun
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a
: a quantitative value assigned to a letter of the alphabet
exegetical rule … according to which every Hebrew letter has a numerical value—S. A. Binion
b
: a sum obtained by adding together the numerical equivalents of the letters in a word or phrase
if two names had the same numerical value, this fact showed some relation between the individuals—D. E. Smith
compare gematria
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