Re: significance of the number 108..
Jun 20, 1998 03:12 PM
by Dr. A.M.Bain
Bart Lidofsky <bartl@sprynet.com> writes
> I don't know how Indian numerology works, but in Hebrew, the word
>for
>life, {CH}Y, represents the number 18 (Ches is 8 and Yod is 10), so 18
>is considered to be a special number to Jews ((CH)VH, a femnized version
>of the word for life, was the name given to the first woman,
>inexplicably transliterated in English as "Eve"). Of course, 6x18 is
>108, for whatever good that does...
Oh the wonders of Gematria! I have long been very cross at the "Eve"
rendering of the Hebrew text - did someone read a CH for a H? Often
done! I have once seen it rendered as "Eva" which suggests the
possibility. My own personal "prayer" is from the Shema - YHWH
ACHD.
L'chiim!
Alan
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