Hebrew Year Converter
Jewish years are often written in Hebrew letters using their
numerical values. Convert a year from numerals to Hebrew letters or
back, and find out whether it is a leap year — useful for
yahrzeit and birthday anniversaries.
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About This Tool
Jewish Years in Hebrew Letters
Jewish years are frequently written with Hebrew letters, each of which carries a numerical value (gematria). When the year is written this way, the thousands (5000) are usually omitted — the “small count” — so, for example, the letters טשנו add up to 756, short for 5756. The civil equivalent of a small-count year can be found by adding 1240 (756 + 1240 = 1996).
This tool converts in both directions: enter a numeral year to see its Hebrew-letter form, or select the letters of a year to read its numeric value. It also reports whether the year is a leap year, which matters for anniversaries — someone born in Adar of a common year celebrates in Adar II in leap years, while yahrzeit for a death in Adar of a common year is observed in Adar I.
For the broader picture — how months, years, and leap years fit together — see the Introduction to the Jewish Calendar. To convert full dates between the Jewish and civil calendars, use the Calendar Converter.
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