that is what gematria is....letters having an assigned numerical value. Of course there are things you can do with it, but that is the definition of gematria.
gematria is specifically a Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew scriptures by computing the numerical value of words, based on those of their constituent letters.
So you're really arguing that computing the value of a word by substituting the letters for their numerical equivalents is different than what substituting DJT for the numerical equivalents in the base cipher is? It's part of the exact same practice.
No I'm arguing gematria, while having some similarities to an alphanumeric cipher, is different and you are using the word incorrectly.
Words have specific meanings and definitions.
Basically if we were talking about engines and you're saying gasoline and I'm saying diesel and you're trying to say the gasoline and diesel are the same, and no they are both fuels but they are significantly different and not interchangeable. If I told you to fill up the engine with diesel and you put gasoline in it it wouldn't work. Specificity matters.
Take this as an opportunity to learn, not as an opportunity to find a way to remain in disagreement.
D equaling 4, etc. isn't gematria. It's a simple substitution cipher that I learned about in 4th grade. That started my interest in ciphers and codes.
that is what gematria is....letters having an assigned numerical value. Of course there are things you can do with it, but that is the definition of gematria.
I'm sorry but you're wrong.
gematria is specifically a Kabbalistic method of interpreting the Hebrew scriptures by computing the numerical value of words, based on those of their constituent letters.
This is a alphanumerical cipher.
So you're really arguing that computing the value of a word by substituting the letters for their numerical equivalents is different than what substituting DJT for the numerical equivalents in the base cipher is? It's part of the exact same practice.
No I'm arguing gematria, while having some similarities to an alphanumeric cipher, is different and you are using the word incorrectly.
Words have specific meanings and definitions.
Basically if we were talking about engines and you're saying gasoline and I'm saying diesel and you're trying to say the gasoline and diesel are the same, and no they are both fuels but they are significantly different and not interchangeable. If I told you to fill up the engine with diesel and you put gasoline in it it wouldn't work. Specificity matters.
Take this as an opportunity to learn, not as an opportunity to find a way to remain in disagreement.