First names in Hebrew

First name Abimelech: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבימלך

Gematria value: 103

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abimelech is written אבימלך

Abimelech is the English form of Avimelech, אבימלך in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abimelech mean?

Meaning: "my father is king"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins avi, "my father", and melech, "king": "my father is king". It is a biblical name borne by several kings; English Bibles spell it Abimelech.

Gematria

Abimelech = 103

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אבימלך has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ךthe letter final Kaf20
• Total103

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Kaf

An ancient custom gives each person a verse: the one that begins with the first letter of their name and ends with the last. For Abimelech, from א to ך:

אָנֹכִי אֵרֵד עִמְּךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וְאָנֹכִי אַעַלְךָ גַם־עָלֹה וְיוֹסֵף יָשִׁית יָדוֹ עַל־עֵינֶיךָ׃

“I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will surely bring you up again; and Joseph will lay his hand upon your eyes.”

Genesis 46:4

The book of your first name

Abimelech, in nine pages

• Abimelech, in Hebrew
• Letter by letter
• The number of your name
• The verse of your name
• The portrait of Abimelech
• Abimelech, day to day
• What tradition says about names
• The sources

Frequently asked

Abimelech in three answers

How do you write Abimelech in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abimelech is written אבימלך. Abimelech is the English form of Avimelech, אבימלך in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abimelech?
Written אבימלך, Abimelech is worth 103: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Kaf (20).

What does Abimelech mean?
My father is king (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins avi, "my father", and melech, "king": "my father is king". It is a biblical name borne by several kings; English Bibles spell it Abimelech.