Is the Hebrew language really structured by numbers?

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A short answer: NO.

Hebrew language is not structured on numbers.
Read more on Hebrew language origon and history in the following link:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language.

You probably asking about "Gematria".

Gematria is numerology of the Hebrew language and Hebrew alphabet, and is used by its proponents to derive meaning or relative relationship.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary

gematria■ noun a Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew scriptures by computing the numerical value of words, based on the values of their constituent letters.

© Oxford University Press, 2004

Read more about "Gematria" here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gematria

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