Hebrew numerals
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Hebrew numerals use 22 symbols to write their numbers. Each symbol has a specific numerical value and the final value is the sum of all the symbols used.
| Hebrew letter | א | ב | ג | ד | ה | ו | ז | ח | ט | י | כ | ל | מ | נ | ס | ע | פ | צ | ק | ר | ש | ת | ך | ם | ן | ף | ץ |
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| Numerical value | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 70 | 80 | 90 | 100 | 200 | 300 | 400 | 500 | 600 | 700 | 800 | 900 |
For example, the name of roman emperor Neron Caesar was either נרון קסר = 50 + 200 + 6 + 50 + 100 + 60 + 200, or נרו קסר = 50 + 200 + 6 + 100 + 60 + 200.
