What is Toratemath?
Toratemath is a free set of tools to search, study and review the Torah: hidden-word and Guematria searches across the whole Tanakh, the complete commentary corpus on the weekly parasha, a Tikkun Korim reader, Tehilim tools and more. This page explains the ideas behind the project and every feature you will find on the site.
The concepts
Introduction: To understand what this project is all about, let's explain some concepts.
Rachei Tevot (Initials)
By taking the first letter of each word, we can find hidden messages. For example:
Bereshit 1:31 – 2:1: וַיַּ֤רְא אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־כׇּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה וְהִנֵּה־ט֖וֹב מְאֹ֑ד וַֽיְהִי־עֶ֥רֶב וַֽיְהִי־בֹ֖קֶר י֥וֹם הַשִּׁשִּֽׁי׃ וַיְכֻלּ֛וּ הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם וְהָאָ֖רֶץ וְכׇל־צְבָאָֽם׃
By taking the first letters of the last two words of this verse (יוֹם הַשִּׁשִּׁי, "the sixth day") together with the first two words of the next one (וַיְכֻלּוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם, "and the heavens were finished"), we uncover one of God's names — יהוה — a kind of signature to seal the creation of the world.
Sofei Tevot (Final Letters)
The same process applies to the last letter of each word. For example:
Bereshit 2 - 3: וַיְבָ֤רֶךְ אֱלֹהִים֙ אֶת־י֣וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔י וַיְקַדֵּ֖שׁ אֹת֑וֹ כִּ֣י ב֤וֹ שָׁבַת֙ מִכׇּל־מְלַאכְתּ֔וֹ אֲשֶׁר־בָּרָ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים לַעֲשֽׂוֹת׃
The last letters of the final words spell אמת (truth), perhaps indicating that the whole creation is real.
Guematria
Each letter has a numerical value, so each word has a value obtained by summing the letter values. This is called Guematria.
Example 1: The word "Torah" (תורה) has a value of 611. Combining this with the 2 commandments directly given by God, we get 613 mitzvot.
Example 2: The word Elokim (a name of God) has the value of 86, the same as הטבע (Nature). This suggests that what we call "Nature" is God's presence.
The search
The home page searches the whole Tanakh. Choose a mode, type a word in Hebrew, and press enter.
Letter mode
The Tanakh is treated as one long string of letters, so your sequence is found even when it runs across word boundaries.
Open →Passouk for the Amida
Enter a name and get the verses that begin with its first letter and end with its last letter — the verse recited at the end of the Amida.
Open →Guematria
Compute the value of a word and find every word or expression of the Tanakh that shares it. Add the Kollel (+1) or a Segoulah value, or search a raw number directly.
Open →Count
Count how many times a word appears, book by book, optionally including its prefixed forms (משה → במשה, למשה).
Open →Every search can use a skip (dilug) — look for letters that are a fixed number of words apart, for instance every 24 words. On the results you can toggle the te'amim (cantillation marks) and a translation, filter by book, and copy a shareable link that reopens exactly the same search.
Studying the parasha
Everything you need to prepare, study and review the weekly portion.
Limoud on the parasha
The whole commentary corpus grouped verse by verse: each passouk with its te'amim, then the commentators. Filter by PaRDeS level (peshat, remez, derash, sod), by category or by commentator, and test yourself with the two quizzes — one on the parasha text, one through the commentators.
Open →Shnayim Mikra V'Echad Targum
The weekly reading laid out for the twice-Hebrew-once-Targum practice, verse by verse with the Targum Onkelos.
Open →Tikkun Korim · review
Choose a parasha and an aliya, then review it in the exact sefer-Torah layout with STA"M fonts — with or without nikud and te'amim, with audio of the reading, and a printable version for Shabbat.
Open →Difficulty scale
Every aliya is rated from Beginner to Master, so you can pick one that matches your level.
Open →Tehilim
Read the Psalms, plan your reading, and find the verses tied to a name.
Reading-time calculator
Select the Psalms you want to say, tell us which ones you know well and how fast you read, and get your total reading time.
Open →Read the Tehilim
The full text of the Psalms with phonetics, ready-made lists (Psoukei Dezimra, Minha/Arvit, Rosh Chodesh, Friday night, Shabbat morning), the Psalms of the day, and a printable view.
Open →Alpha Beta
Enter a name and read the verses of Tehilim 119 that begin with each of its Hebrew letters.
Open →Statistics
Numbers about the Torah — parasha by parasha and verse by verse.
Parashiot statistics
Compare every weekly portion by number of words and number of verses, with graphs and rankings.
Open →Records of the Torah
The longest and the shortest passouk of the Torah, counted both in letters and in words.
Open →Other tools
Complete study booklets for special occasions.
Chanukat HaBayit
The Hida's study for the dedication of a home, split into parts, with phonetics and translation.
Open →Brit Yitzchak / Bilada
The Zohar study read on the night before a brit milah, in Aramaic with a Hebrew rendering, phonetics and translation.
Open →Questions
- Where does your name appear in Rachei Tevot or Sofei Tevot?
- Which words or expressions have the same Guematria as your name?
- Do you know how many times God's name appears in the Torah?
- Is it true that we can find Esther by taking the first letter of every 24 words?
With Toratemath, you can answer these questions within seconds! We aim to give everyone the ability to investigate the Torah and discover new patterns.
How to Use Toratemath?
Enter any word (in Hebrew) and choose a mode:
- Rachei Tevot / Sofei Tevot: Research initials or last letters of words.
- Guematria: Find all expressions with the same numerical value as your word.
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