Number Associations

48 in Gematria — Meanings, Phrases & Names

What the number 48 is associated with in English gematria: documented phrase matches, decoder research notes, and every catalog name whose gematria totals 48.

Quick facts about 48

48 reduces to 3.
Digit sum: 12.
2 documented phrase associations in the GEMAFIA associations database.
40 names in the Murdered By Numbers catalog total 48 in at least one cipher.
4 documented public figures in the catalog died at age 48.

Documented phrases and concepts tied to 48

Phrases	Cipher	Why it matters
Jimmy Lam	Reverse Reduction	Jimmy Lam = 1+9+4+4+7 + 3+1+4 = 33 (R); Jimmy Lam = 8+9+5+5+2+6+8+5 = 48 (RR) *NBA Finals = 5+2+1+6+9+5+1+3+1 = 33 (R); The NBA Finals = 48 (R)
Anthony Mason’	Chaldean	Anthony Mason, another NBA basketball player, would die prematurely at the age of 48, corresponding with the Gematria of his place of death, ‘New York’, as well as the word ‘Freemason’, as well as the name ‘The NBA Finals’. As you learned, in the base ciphers, ‘Freemason’ equates to 48 as well as 96, and his death came

Names in the catalog that total 48

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

Pelé — “Pel” = 48 (Reverse Ordinal)
John Lennon — “John Lennon” = 48 (Chaldean)
Nipsey Hussle — “Nipsey Hussle” = 48 (Chaldean)
Janis Joplin — “Janis Joplin” = 48 (Reduction)
Cory Monteith — “Cory Monteith” = 48 (Chaldean)
Vincent Pastore — “Vinny Pastore” = 48 (Chaldean)
Nelson Mandela — “Nelson Mandela” = 48 (Reduction)
Lisa Marie Presley — “Lisa Marie Presley” = 48 (Chaldean)
Emiliano Sala — “Emiliano Sala” = 48 (Reduction)
Willie McCovey — “Willie McCovey” = 48 (Chaldean)
Steve McNair — “Steve McNair” = 48 (Reduction)
Susan B. Anthony — “Susan B Anthony” = 48 (Chaldean)
Christine McVie — “Christine McVie” = 48 (Chaldean)
Tom Smothers — “Tom Smothers” = 48 (Reduction)
Ted Williams — “Teddy Ballgame” = 48 (Reduction)
Ted Williams — “the Thumper” = 48 (Chaldean)
Honus Wagner — “Honus Wagner” = 48 (Chaldean)
Bronko Nagurski — “Bronko Nagurski” = 48 (Chaldean)
John Coltrane — “John Coltrane” = 48 (Chaldean)
Dennis Wilson — “Dennis Wilson” = 48 (Chaldean)
Tommy Bolin — “Tommy Bolin” = 48 (Reduction)
Johnny Ramone — “Johnny Ramone” = 48 (Chaldean)
Bankroll Fresh — “Bankroll Fresh” = 48 (Chaldean)
Vincent Price — “Vincent Price” = 48 (Chaldean)
John Huston — “John Huston” = 48 (Chaldean)
Yasujirō Ozu — “Yasujir Ozu” = 48 (Reduction)
Sidney Lumet — “Sidney Lumet” = 48 (Reduction)
Chris Von Erich — “Chris Von Erich” = 48 (Chaldean)
Mitsuharu Misawa — “Mitsuharu Misawa” = 48 (Chaldean)
Giant Baba — “Giant Baba” = 48 (Standard)
Terry Funk — “Terry Funk” = 48 (Reduction)
Bobby Heenan — “Bobby Heenan” = 48 (Reduction)
Ivan Koloff — “Ivan Koloff” = 48 (Reduction)
Pat Patterson — “Pat Patterson” = 48 (Reduction)
Afa Anoaʻi — “Afa Anoai” = 48 (Ordinal)
Lance Cade — “Lance Cade” = 48 (Ordinal)
Ashley Massaro — “Ashley Massaro” = 48 (Reduction)
Big Daddy — “Big Daddy” = 48 (Standard)
Bobo Brazil — “Bobo Brazil” = 48 (Reduction)
Sailor Art Thomas — “Sailor Art Thomas” = 48 (Chaldean)

Public figures who died at age 48

Whitney Houston — died February 11, 2012 (Accidental drowning)
Harvey Milk — died November 27, 1978 (Assassination)
Gorgeous George — died December 26, 1963 (See historical records)
Luna Vachon — died August 27, 2010 (See historical records)

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