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    "# Hebrew Gematria"
   ]
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      "The Gematria value for 'שלום' is 376\n"
     ]
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    "# Function to calculate Gematria value for a Hebrew word\n",
    "def calculateGematria(word):\n",
    "    gematriaValues = {\n",
    "        'א': 1, 'ב': 2, 'ג': 3, 'ד': 4, 'ה': 5, 'ו': 6, 'ז': 7, 'ח': 8,\n",
    "        'ט': 9, 'י': 10, 'כ': 20, 'ך': 20, 'ל': 30, 'מ': 40, 'ם': 40,\n",
    "        'נ': 50, 'ן': 50, 'ס': 60, 'ע': 70, 'פ': 80, 'ף': 80, 'צ': 90,\n",
    "        'ץ': 90, 'ק': 100, 'ר': 200, 'ש': 300, 'ת': 400\n",
    "    }\n",
    "\n",
    "    word = word[::-1]  # Reverse the word for right-to-left calculation\n",
    "    gematriaValue = sum(gematriaValues.get(letter, 0) for letter in word)\n",
    "\n",
    "    return gematriaValue\n",
    "\n",
    "# Example usage\n",
    "hebrewWord = \"שלום\"\n",
    "gematriaResult = calculateGematria(hebrewWord)\n",
    "print(f\"The Gematria value for '{hebrewWord}' is {gematriaResult}\")"
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   "source": [
    "# To do: remove vowals.\n",
    "# question: can this be calculated based on ETCBC transliteration?"
   ]
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