First names in Hebrew

First name Abner: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבנר

Gematria value: 253

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abner is written אבנר

Abner is the English form of Avner, אבנר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abner mean?

Meaning: "my father is light"
Origin: Hebrew

Avner is a Hebrew name meaning "my father is light": av, "father", and ner, "lamp, light". It is the name of the commander of King Saul's army, his cousin, son of Ner (1 Samuel 14:50-51). English Bibles call him Abner.

Gematria

Abner = 253

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אבנר has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• נthe letter Nun50
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total253

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Resh

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 Abner, from א to ר:

אָחִישָׁה מִפְלָט לִי מֵרוּחַ סֹעָה מִסָּעַר׃

“I would hurry to find myself a shelter from the raging wind and the storm.”

Psalms 55:9

The book of your first name

Abner, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abner in three answers

How do you write Abner in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abner is written אבנר. Abner is the English form of Avner, אבנר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abner?
Written אבנר, Abner is worth 253: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Abner mean?
My father is light (origin: Hebrew). Avner is a Hebrew name meaning "my father is light": av, "father", and ner, "lamp, light". It is the name of the commander of King Saul's army, his cousin, son of Ner (1 Samuel 14:50-51). English Bibles call him Abner.