gematria
/gɪˈmeɪtrɪə/noun
mass noun
- a Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew scriptures by computing the numerical value of words, based on those of their constituent letters希伯来字母代码读经法(犹太神秘哲学通过计算单词字母的数值来阐释希伯来经文的方法)。
词源
mid 17th cent.: from Aramaic gīmatrěyā, from Greek gēometria (see GEOMETRY).