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| Significance of numbers in Judaism | 2/3 | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Significance_of_numbers_in_Judaism | reference | science, encyclopedia | 2026-05-05T08:19:21.096993+00:00 | kb-cron |
== 8 == Eight are the days of the circumcision - שמונה ימי מילה Total number of days of Yom Tov in a year in Israel Number of days of Chanukah 8 days of sukkos Number of days of Pesach (Diaspora) According to the Zohar, the number eight signifies new beginnings because the eighth day was the first day after creation when God returned to work; the week began again.
== 9 == The first nine days of the Hebrew month of Av are collectively known as "The Nine Days" (Tisha HaYamim), and are a period of semi-mourning leading up to Tisha B'Av, the ninth day of Av on which both Temples in Jerusalem were destroyed
== 10 == The Ten Commandments - עשרה דיבריא The ten Plagues of Egypt Ten Jewish people form a minyan There are ten Sefirot (human and Godly characteristics) depicted in Kabbalah According to the Mishna, the world was created by ten divine utterances; ten generations passed between Adam and Noah and between Noah and Abraham; Abraham received ten trials from God; the Israelites received ten trials in the desert; there were ten plagues in Egypt; ten miracles occurred in the Temple; ten apparently supernatural phenomena were created during twilight in the sixth day of creation. The number ten in this Mishna indicates a large number (e.g. the Mishna declares that Abraham's willingness to undergo ten trials "indicates his love for God"). Yud is the tenth letter in the Hebrew alefbet that links unity (Yeḥudi) with God (Yhwh) and the Jew (Yehudi).
== 11 == Eleven are the stars of the Joseph's dream - אחד עשר כוכביא There are eleven spices in the Incense offering
== 12 == Twelve are the tribes of Israel - שנים עשר שיבטיא Ritual items frequently came in twelves to represent the role of each tribe. The high priest's breastplate (hoshen) had twelve precious stones embedded within them, representing the 12 tribes. Elijah built his altar with 12 stones to represent the tribes, Moses built 12 pillars at Sinai representing the tribes, and Joshua erected twelve memorial stones at the Jordan River representing the tribes. "All of God's creations are equal in number to the 12 tribes: 12 astrological signs, 12 months, 12 hours of the day, 12 hours of the night, 12 stones that Aaron [the high priest] would wear." The Temple Mount could be accessed through twelve gates Age of Bat Mitzvah, when a Jewish female becomes obligated to follow Jewish law There were twelve loaves of show-bread on the shulchan (table) in the Beit Hamikdash Sons of Jacob Number of springs of water Elim
== 13 == Thirteen are the attributes of Hashem - שלושה עשר מידיא Age of Bar Mitzvah, when a Jewish male becomes obligated to follow Jewish law Jewish principles of faith according to Maimonides Hermeneutic rules of Rabbi Ishmael Number of days of Yom Tov in a year (Diaspora) Months in a leap year on the Hebrew calendar
== 14 == The number of books in the Mishnah Torah, also entitled Yad Hahazaka in which the word Yad has gematria 14
== 15 == The number of steps in the Passover Seder One of two numbers that is written differently from the conventions of writing numbers in Hebrew in order to avoid writing the name of God. The other is 16. The number of words in the Priestly Blessing The date of many Jewish Holidays, including: Pesach, Sukkot, Tu B'Shevat, and Tu B'Av The number of chapters in Psalms that begin with the words Shir Hama'alos
== 16 == One of two numbers that is written differently from the conventions of writing numbers in Hebrew in order to avoid writing the name of God. The other is 15.
== 18 == Gematria of "chai", the Hebrew word for life. Multiples of this number are considered good luck and are often used in gift giving. The Amidah is also known as "Shemoneh Esreh" ("Eighteen"), due to originally having 18 blessings, though a 19th blessing was later added
== 19 == The number of years in a cycle of the Hebrew calendar, after which the date on the lunar calendar matches the date on the solar calendar Blessings in the weekday Amidah
== 20 == Minimum age to join the Israelite army In halakhah, the death penalty was only carried out if the offender was at least 20 years old
== 22 == The number of letters in the Hebrew alphabet The number of the almond blossoms on the menorah
== 24 == Total number of books in the Tanakh Twenty-four priestly gifts 24 priestly divisions 24 questions that Reish Lakish would ask Rabbi Yochanan 24 blessings recited in the Amidah on fast days 24,000 people that died in the plague that Pinchas stopped 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva that died
== 26 == Gematria of the Tetragrammaton
== 28 == The number of Hebrew letters in Genesis 1:1
== 30 == The number of days in some months of the Hebrew calendar
== 33 == The 33rd day of the Omer, on which Lag BaOmer falls
== 36 == The world is said to be sustained by the merit of 36 hidden righteous individuals. And it is the double of 18 - See above