Albam Cipher Calculator (Hebrew)
Albam splits the Hebrew alphabet in two halves and swaps each letter with its partner in the other half. Type Hebrew letters to see the result.
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What is it?
Albam divides the 22 letters into two halves of 11 and pairs each letter with the one in the same position of the other half: Aleph and Lamed swap, Bet and Mem swap, and so on. The name comes from the first pair, Aleph-Lamed, and Bet-Mem.
שלום becomes יאפב, whose standard value is 93.
Letter substitution table
| Letter | Becomes |
|---|---|
| א | ל |
| ב | מ |
| ג | נ |
| ד | ס |
| ה | ע |
| ו | פ |
| ז | צ |
| ח | ק |
| ט | ר |
| י | ש |
| כ | ת |
| ל | א |
| מ | ב |
| נ | ג |
| ס | ד |
| ע | ה |
| פ | ו |
| צ | ז |
| ק | ח |
| ר | ט |
| ש | י |
| ת | כ |
Examples you can check
| Word | Substituted | Standard value of substituted |
|---|---|---|
| שלום | יאפב | 93 |
| אמת | לבכ | 52 |
| חי | קש | 400 |
Frequently asked questions
What is Albam?
It is a Hebrew substitution cipher that swaps letters across the two halves of the alphabet.
How is Albam different from Atbash?
Atbash mirrors the whole alphabet. Albam swaps the first half with the second half in the same order.
Related: Hebrew gematria (standard) · Gadol · Katan · Siduri · Atbash · Albam · Avgad · all ciphers
Values calculated from the published letter tables on this site; worked examples checked by hand on 13 November 2026. Written by Muhammad Hanif. Last updated 13 November 2026. Gematria is a symbolic practice, not a prediction tool.