This year Purim falls on March 14, also known as Pi (π) Day. Pi (π) Day gets its name from Pi (π), the most famous mathematical constant, which equals the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is approximately equal to 3.14. As many know, Pi (π) actually contains an infinite number of digits so it can never be fully captured but only approximated. However, if we look at the first nine digits of Pi (π) = 3.14159265 we will find something extraordinarily special.

Using the gematria (numerical value of the Hebrew words) one can see that the nine-digit number actually represents the six most common names of God found in the Torah. Not only that, it represents the names of God as He is perceived in this world from most measured/limited to most all powerful/all mighty.

Allow me to explain this idea in more detail. (Just a caveat before I begin: For religious reasons, the names of God will not be spelled out directly, but will be spelled out instead with accepted alterations, while at the same time noting the changes from the Torah names. The gematria calculations are based on the Torah names.)

314 is the gematria for שקי where ד would replace the ק in the Torah name. This name represents God who sets measures and limits everything in this world.

31 is the gematria for קל, where ק would be replaced by א in the Torah name. It represents God’s attribute of justice, but a limited form of justice.

15 is the gematria for יק where the ק would be replaced by ה in the Torah name. It represents G-od’s attribute of mercy but a limited version of mercy. However, we are told by rabbinic tradition that God’s attribute of mercy is always stronger than His attribute of justice which explains why it comes later if we are listing names in order of perceived weakness to perceived strength.

92 is the gematria for אלוקים where the ק would be replaced by ה in the Torah. It represents God’s attribute of justice in its fuller form.

26 is the gematria of יקוק where the two ק would be replaced by ה in the Torah. It represents God’s attribute of mercy in its fuller form. Finally, 65 is the gematria of אדקי where the ק would be replaced by נ in the Torah. It represents God as all powerful and almighty.

So we see that pi = 3.14159265 (with some overlap of digits) spells out the gematrias for God’s most common names in the Torah: 314, 31, 15, 92, 26, 65. Unlike lottery numbers, the fact that this would occur by simple coincidence seems extremely unlikely. Moreover, the fact that there is a rationale to which numbers (or names) come in which order makes this even more implausible if it only occurred by chance. It is, in effect, as though God left his signature in the number Pi (π), just one of an infinite number of hidden miracles in this world and very apropos for the holiday of hidden miracles, Purim.