The Abjad value of Jeem (ج) is 3, the third letter of the Abjad. Jeem is a moon letter with a single dot inside it, and it opens words of beauty and gathering such as Jamal (beauty), Janna (paradise), and Jabal (mountain).
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Jeem is the third letter of the Abjad. It opens a warm family of words about beauty, gathering, and paradise, and it shares its shape with two other letters that differ only by their dots.
What Is the Arabic Letter Jeem (ج)?
Jeem is the third letter in the Abjad order and a moon letter. It is written as a curved hook with a single dot inside its belly.
Jeem heads a three-letter family that shares one base shape: ج (dot inside), ح (no dot), and خ (dot above). Only the dot tells them apart.
- Abjad Position: 3rd, value 3
- Modern Alphabet Position: 5th
- Type: a moon letter (huruf qamariyya)
- Origin: the Phoenician Gimel, meaning “camel”, ancestor of Hebrew Gimel and Greek Gamma
- Dots: a single dot inside the letter
- Joining: connects on both sides, with four forms
- Opens: Jamal (beauty), Janna (paradise), Jabal (mountain)
What Is the Abjad Value of Jeem?
In the Abjad system the value of Jeem is 3. It follows Ba (2) and keeps its value wherever it appears in a word.
Jeem is the same 3 in both the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems. For the full method see the Abjad Calculation Rules, or total any name in the Abjad Calculator.
| System | Jeem value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Mashriqi (Eastern / Standard) | 3 | Used across the Arab world and South Asia |
| Maghribi (Western) | 3 | Used in North Africa; unchanged for Jeem |
Jeem: Beauty and Gathering
Jeem opens a family of words about beauty and coming together: جمال (jamal, beauty), جنة (janna, paradise or garden), and جبل (jabal, mountain). These are facts of the language, not properties of the number 3.
The divine name الجميل (Al-Jamil, the Beautiful) also begins with Jeem once the article is dropped.
A Name of Allah With Jeem
| Name | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| الجميل | Al-Jamil, the Beautiful | 114 |
For the full set of divine names, see the 99 Names of Allah.
Words of Beauty and Gathering
| Word | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| جمال | Jamal, beauty | 74 |
| جنة | Janna, paradise / garden | 58 |
| جبل | Jabal, mountain | 35 |
| جسم | Jism, body | 103 |
Names That Contain Jeem
Jeem begins several well-known names. The totals are plain letter sums, shown for study only.
Prophets and Companions
| Name | Who they were | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| جابر | Jabir ibn Abdullah, a companion | 206 |
Other Names
| Name | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| جميل | Jamil, “beautiful” | 83 |
| جعفر | Jafar, “little stream” | 353 |
Everyday Words That Contain Jeem
Jeem appears across everyday Arabic. Here are a few familiar examples.
| Word | Meaning | Abjad value |
|---|---|---|
| جسر | Bridge (jisr) | 263 |
| جديد | New (jadid) | 21 |
| جواب | Answer (jawab) | 12 |
How to Write Jeem (ج)
Jeem connects on both sides and has four shapes. Its dot always sits inside the belly of the letter, and its tail drops below the line when isolated or final.
| Position | Form | Example | Transliteration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Isolated | ج | جبل | Jabal (mountain) |
| Initial | جـ | جميل | Jamil (beautiful) |
| Medial | ـجـ | نجم | Najm (star) |
| Final | ـج | تاج | Taj (crown) |
Jeem, Haa and Khaa
Jeem shares its skeleton with ح (Haa) and خ (Khaa). The dot inside marks Jeem, no dot marks Haa, and a dot above marks Khaa.
اردو میں حرف ج (ج)
حرف ج ابجد کا تیسرا حرف ہے اور اس کا عدد (adad) 3 ہے۔ یہ ایک قمری حرف ہے جس کے پیٹ میں ایک نقطہ ہوتا ہے۔
یہ حرف جمال (خوبصورتی)، جنت اور جبل (پہاڑ) جیسے الفاظ کی بنیاد ہے۔ ج، ح اور خ ایک ہی شکل رکھتے ہیں اور صرف نقطے سے پہچانے جاتے ہیں۔
یہ عدد صرف حساب اور مطالعے کے لیے ہے۔ کسی مذہبی فیصلے کے لیے مستند عالم سے رجوع کریں۔
Jeem Across Ancient Alphabets
Jeem carries the value of the third letter in the older alphabets. It descends from the Phoenician Gimel, meaning “camel,” which gave 3 to Hebrew Gimel and Greek Gamma.
| Tradition | Letter | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic Abjad | ج | 3 | Jeem, the third letter |
| Hebrew Gematria | ג | 3 | Gimel, also the third and also 3 |
| Phoenician | 𐤂 | n/a | Gimel, the original “camel” symbol |
| Greek | Γ (Gamma) | 3 | Greek Gamma is also 3 |
Frequently Asked Questions
The letter Jeem (ج) has an Abjad value of 3 in both the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems. It is the third letter in the Abjad order.
Jeem has a single dot placed inside the belly of the letter. This inside dot is what separates it from Haa (no dot) and Khaa (dot above).
Jeem is a moon letter, so the lam of the article al- is pronounced clearly before it, as in al-jabal.
The word Jannah (جنة), meaning paradise or garden, has an Abjad value of 58: Jeem 3, Noon 50, plus the ta marbuta counted as 5.
Al-Jamil (الجميل), the Beautiful, begins with Jeem once the article al- is set aside. Its Abjad total is 114.
No. Jeem is 3 in both the Eastern and Western systems.
Jabir, Jamil, and Jafar all begin with Jeem. You can total each in the calculator on this page.
No. It is a fixed number for adding letters and carries no hidden or predictive meaning.
✓ Key Takeaways
- Jeem (ج) has an Abjad value of 3, the third value in the table
- It is a moon letter with a single dot inside its belly
- Jeem heads the family ج ح خ, told apart only by the dot
- It opens words of beauty and gathering: Jamal, Janna, Jabal
- The divine name Al-Jamil (114) begins with Jeem
- Jeem, Hebrew Gimel, and Greek Gamma all descend from “camel” and all equal 3
- The value is plain arithmetic, for study and reference only
Sources & Further Reading
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Abjad for the letter order and traditional values.
- Unicode Arabic Block (U+0600) for the letter and its code point (U+062C).
- Eastern vs. Maghribi Abjad for how the Mashriqi and Maghribi systems compare.