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38 in Gematria — Meanings, Phrases & Names

What the number 38 is associated with in English gematria: documented phrase matches, decoder research notes, and every catalog name whose gematria totals 38.

Quick facts about 38

38 reduces to 11.
Digit sum: 11.
16 documented phrase associations in the GEMAFIA associations database.
43 names in the Murdered By Numbers catalog total 38 in at least one cipher.
10 documented public figures in the catalog died at age 38.

Documented phrases and concepts tied to 38

Phrases	Cipher	Why it matters
Gold	Ordinal	Gold = 38 in Ordinal.
Zach Gematria Kabbalah	Ordinal, Reduction	Zach = 26+1+3+8 = 38 (O); Timothy = 38 (R); Oregon = 38 (R) Gematria = 7+5+4+1+2+9+9+1 = 38 (R); English = 5+5+7+3+9+1+8 = 38 (R) Kabbalah = 11+1+2+2+1+12+1+8 = 38 (O); *Kabbalah = 38 (Hebrew Ordinal)
Cross Death Christmas	Reduction, S10, Ordinal, Reduction	6/28/1975 = 6+2+8+1+9+7+5 = 38; Kill = 7+9+6+6 = 28 (RR) Christmas = 3+8+9+9+1+2+4+1+1 = 38 (R) Cross = 3+9+6+10+10 = 38 (R, S10) Death = 4+5+1+20+8 = 38 (O)
English	S is 1	English = 5+5+7+3+9+1+8 = 38 (S is 1) English = 5+5+7+3+9+10+8 = 47 (S is 10) English = 5+14+7+12+9+19+8 = 74 (Ordinal Gematria) (*Gematria = 74 in Ordinal)
Kenneka Rosemont	Reverse Reduction, Reduction	Rosemont = 9+6+1+5+4+6+5+2 = 38 (R); Kenneka = 7+4+4+4+4+7+8 = 38 (RR) Jenkins = 17+22+13+16+18+13+8 = 107 (RO); Ritual Sacrifice = 107 (RR)
McKinley	Reduction	William = 5+9+3+3+9+1+4 = 34 (R); Murder = 4+3+9+4+5+9 = 34 (R) William = 23+9+12+12+9+1+13 = 79 (O); Murder = 13+21+18+4+5+18 = 79 (O) McKinley = 4+3+2+9+5+3+5+7 = 38 (R); *Related Words: Death, Murder, Killing, RIP McKinley = 5+6+7+9+4+6+4+2 = 43 (RR); Killing = 7+9+6+6+9+4+2 = 43 (RR)
Restaurant	Reduction	Restaurant = 18+5+19+20+1+21+18+1+14+20 = 137 (O) (137, the 33rd Prime) Restaurant = 9+5+1+2+1+3+9+1+5+2 = 38 (R); *Date with 38 numerology
Lou Bookman	Reduction	Lou Bookman = 3+6+3+2+6+6+2+4+1+5 = 38 (R) *Don’t forget Kabbalah sums to 38 in Hebrew and English
Candlestick	Reduction	7/2/1964 = 7+2+19+64 = 92; Manhattan = 92 (O); Fear = 92 (Jewish Gematria) José Canseco = 4+2+6+3+1+1+6+5+3+2 = 33 (Septenary); #33 José Canseco = 1+7+3+3+1+5+3+5+3+7 = 38 (Chaldean); Earthquake = 163 (RO) (38th prime) Candlestick = 3+1+5+4+3+5+1+2+9+3+2 = 38 (R); *Location of October 17 WS game
Malissa Williams	Chaldean	Timothy Russell = 20+9+13+15+20+8+25+18+21+19+19+5+12+12 = 216 (O) *Bone = 12+90+84+30 = 216 (Sumerian); Bone is a Cleveland hip-hop group Malissa Williams = 5+8+6+9+8+8+8+4+9+6+6+9+8+5+8 = 107 (RR) Malissa Williams = 14+26+15+18+8+8+26+4+18+15+15+18+26+14+8 = 233 (RO) Malissa Williams = 4+1+3+1+3+3+1+6+1+3+3+1+1+4+3 =
her name	Pi	As John Lennon was returning to his Manhattan apartment with his wife ‘Yoko Ono’, 25- year-old assassin, ‘Mark David Chapman’, would gun him down, with a .38 caliber handgun. The name of the assassin equates to 67 in Reduction Gematria, right for a ‘killer’. Making matters even more interesting, he was on his 213th day

Names in the catalog that total 38

Computed from the Murdered By Numbers catalog across Ordinal, Reduction, Reverse Ordinal, Standard, Chaldean, and Single Reduction.

Hank Aaron — “Hank Aaron” = 38 (Reduction)
Prince — “Prince” = 38 (Reduction)
DMX — “DMX” = 38 (Standard)
Pop Smoke — “Pop Smoke” = 38 (Reduction)
Carrie Fisher — “Carrie Fisher” = 38 (Chaldean)
Vin Scully — “Vin Scully” = 38 (Reduction)
Lance Reddick — “Lance Reddick” = 38 (Chaldean)
Richard Pryor — “Richard Pryor” = 38 (Chaldean)
Mickey Mantle — “Mickey Mantle” = 38 (Chaldean)
Margaret Thatcher — “The Iron Lady” = 38 (Chaldean)
Charlie Watts — “Charlie Watts” = 38 (Chaldean)
Ingrid Bergman — “Ingrid Bergman” = 38 (Chaldean)
Bob Barker — “Bob Barker” = 38 (Reduction)
Lindsey Graham — “Lindsey Graham” = 38 (Chaldean)
Joe DiMaggio — “Joltin Joe” = 38 (Reduction)
Greg Moore — “Greg Moore” = 38 (Chaldean)
Arnold Palmer — “the King” = 38 (Reduction)
George Halas — “George Halas” = 38 (Chaldean)
Otto Graham — “Otto Graham” = 38 (Chaldean)
Sammy Baugh — “Sammy Baugh” = 38 (Reduction)
Mahalia Jackson — “Mahalia Jackson” = 38 (Chaldean)
Little Richard — “Little Richard” = 38 (Chaldean)
Merle Haggard — “Merle Haggard” = 38 (Chaldean)
Randy Meisner — “Randy Meisner” = 38 (Chaldean)
Tommy Bolin — “Tommy Bolin” = 38 (Chaldean)
Duane Allman — “Duane Allman” = 38 (Chaldean)
Harry Nilsson — “Harry Nilsson” = 38 (Chaldean)
Joey Ramone — “Joey Ramone” = 38 (Chaldean)
Lil Loaded — “Lil Loaded” = 38 (Reduction)
King Von — “King Von” = 38 (Reduction)
Lon Chaney Jr. — “Lon Chaney Jr” = 38 (Chaldean)
Ingmar Bergman — “Ingmar Bergman” = 38 (Chaldean)
Andy Kaufman — “Andy Kaufman” = 38 (Chaldean)
Lucille Ball — “Lucille Ball” = 38 (Reduction)
Ed McMahon — “Ed McMahon” = 38 (Chaldean)
Big Boss Man — “Big Boss Man” = 38 (Reduction)
Chris Benoit — “Chris Benoit” = 38 (Chaldean)
Umaga — “Umaga” = 38 (Standard)
Yokozuna — “Yokozuna” = 38 (Reduction)
Mae Young — “Mae Young” = 38 (Reduction)

Public figures who died at age 38

Zolani Tete — died August 21, 2026 (Gunshot wounds (ambush))
Vincent Jackson — died February 15, 2021 (Chronic alcohol use (CTE Stage 2 found postmortem))
Roberto Clemente — died December 31, 1972 (Airplane crash)
John F. Kennedy Jr. — died July 16, 1999 (Airplane crash)
Jordan Devey — died July 21, 2026 (Suicide)
Florence Griffith Joyner — died September 21, 1998 (See historical records)
Harry Chapin — died July 16, 1981 (See historical records)
Sam Kinison — died April 10, 1992 (See historical records)
Eddie Guerrero — died November 13, 2005 (See historical records)
Jay Briscoe — died January 17, 2023 (See historical records)

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