Jewish Hebrew Text Tools

Hebrew text processing utilities: transliteration, gematria calculation, nikud removal, letter identification, and Hebrew number formatting. Pure Python, no dependencies. Works offline. Use when: user needs to transliterate Hebrew, calculate gematria, remove vowel points, or work with Hebrew letters.

Hebrew Text Tools

Pure Python utilities for Hebrew text processing. No dependencies, works offline.

Quick Start

# Transliterate Hebrew to Latin
hebrew-tools "שלום עולם"
# Output: shalom olam

# Calculate gematria
hebrew-tools -g "בראשית"
# Output: 913

# Remove nikud (vowel points)
echo "שָׁלוֹם" | hebrew-tools -n
# Output: שלום

# List letter names
hebrew-tools -l "אבג"
# Output: Alef, Bet, Gimel

# Format number as Hebrew letters
hebrew-tools -N 613
# Output: תרי"ג

Commands

Command	Description	Example
hebrew-tools <text>	All transformations	hebrew-tools "שלום"
hebrew-tools -t <text>	Transliterate only	hebrew-tools -t "תורה" → "torah"
hebrew-tools -g <text>	Gematria only	hebrew-tools -g "חי" → 18
hebrew-tools -n <text>	Remove nikud	hebrew-tools -n "בְּרֵאשִׁית" → "בראשית"
hebrew-tools -l <text>	Letter names	hebrew-tools -l "אב" → [Alef, Bet]
hebrew-tools -r <text>	Reverse RTL	hebrew-tools -r "שלום" → "מולש"
hebrew-tools -N <num>	Number to letters	hebrew-tools -N 26 → "כו"

Output Format (Default)

original: שלום
has_hebrew: True
transliteration: shalom
no_nikud: שלום
gematria: 376
letter_names: [Shin, Lamed, Vav, Mem]

Features

Transliteration

• Ashkenazi-style pronunciation
• Handles all Hebrew letters including sofit (final forms)
• Shin/Sin distinction (dot right/left)
• Dagesh handling

Gematria

• Standard Mispar Hechrachi values
• Supports all Hebrew letters including sofit forms
• Works with or without nikud

Nikud Removal

• Removes all Hebrew vowel points and cantillation marks
• Preserves base letters
• Handles composite characters

Letter Names

• Returns English names for each Hebrew letter
• Sofit forms identified (e.g., "Mem Sofit")
• Non-Hebrew characters preserved

Hebrew Number Formatting

• Converts integers to Hebrew letters (Gematria style)
• Standard abbreviations (e.g., תרי"ג for 613)
• Range: 1–999

Python API

from scripts.hebrew_tools import transliterate, gematria, remove_nikud

# Transliterate
print(transliterate("תורה"))  # "torah"

# Gematria
print(gematria("חי"))  # 18

# Remove nikud
clean = remove_nikud("בְּרֵאשִׁית")
print(clean)  # "בראשית"

Limitations

• Transliteration is Ashkenazi-style; Sephardi variants not yet supported
• Hebrew number formatting only supports 1–999
• RTL reversal is basic (word-level, not character-level for mixed text)