Why do I find Hebrew-letter encoding for the the day of the month that are different from whats shown in the Encoded Date?
The Encoded Date shows the simplest combinations–using the base-10 numbering system (e.g., 12 is shown as the letters with the values for 10 and then 2, right to left), but any combination of letters whose values add up to the intended number are equally correct–and the order of the letters is irrelevant. (For the letter values, see Date Encodings used on Tombstones in the Calendar Rules.) Thus, 12 could also be represented by the letters whose values are 9 & 3, or 8 & 4, 7 & 5, etc. One regular deviation from the expected, simplest, combination is where the letters would spell out the name of G_d. So for 15 & 16, rather than the letters for 10 & 5 (YUD HAY) and 10 & 6 (YUD VAV), those numbers are normally written with the letters for 9 & 6 (TESS VAV) and 9 & 7 (TESS ZAYIN).
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