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Ayak Bachar Cipher Calculator
In Ayak Bachar (also spelled Aik Bekar) letters are grouped by the units digit of their value: the one, ten and hundred of the same digit exchange with each other.
The Ayak Bachar table
| Group | Letters |
|---|---|
| 1 | א – י – ק |
| 2 | ב – כ – ר |
| 3 | ג – ל – ש |
| 4 | ד – מ – ת |
| 5 | ה – נ – ך |
| 6 | ו – ס – ם |
| 7 | ז – ע – ן |
| 8 | ח – פ – ף |
| 9 | ט – צ – ץ |
How it works
- Aleph (1), Yod (10), Kuf (100) form one group; Bet (2), Kaf (20), Resh (200) form another, and so on.
- The final letters complete the hundreds: final Kaf 500, final Mem 600, final Nun 700, final Peh 800, final Tzadi 900.
- The cipher is closely related to Mispar Katan (small gematria), where each letter is reduced to one digit.
Sources
- The Chida (Petach Einayim) attributes Ayak Bachar to Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai.
- The system is widely used in Kabbalistic literature and the Zohar.
Questions
How is Ayak Bachar related to small gematria?
In both, Aleph, Yod and Kuf count as equal (1). Small gematria adds the values; Ayak Bachar exchanges one letter for another.