Converts a string of Hebrew letters to a numerical value.
Considers the value of Hebrew letters א through ת, and the five final
(sofit) forms ך, ם, ן, ף, ץ, which count as their base letters
(20, 40, 50, 80, 90). This matches how Hebrew years are written — e.g.
תש״ף is 780 — since the last letter of a year falls in final form.
Vowels (nekudot) are ignored.
Converts a string of Hebrew letters to a numerical value.
Considers the value of Hebrew letters
אthroughת, and the five final (sofit) formsך,ם,ן,ף,ץ, which count as their base letters (20, 40, 50, 80, 90). This matches how Hebrew years are written — e.g.תש״ףis 780 — since the last letter of a year falls in final form. Vowels (nekudot) are ignored.