First names in Hebrew

First name Abraham: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אברהם

Gematria value: 248

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abraham is written אברהם

Abraham is the English form of Avraham, אברהם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abraham mean?

Meaning: "father of a multitude of nations"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Avraham, the Hebrew form of Abraham, the first of the patriarchs. He was first called Avram, "exalted father". God adds a letter to his name and explains it: "you will be the father of a multitude of nations" (Genesis 17:5). It is by this Hebrew name that he is called in prayer and in study.

Gematria

Abraham = 248

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אברהם has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total248

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Mem

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 Abraham, from א to ם:

אָנֹכִי אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנּוּ אִם־לֹא הֲבִיאֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ וְהִצַּגְתִּיו לְפָנֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃

“I myself will be his guarantee; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you all my days.”

Genesis 43:9

The book of your first name

Abraham, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abraham in three answers

How do you write Abraham in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abraham is written אברהם. Abraham is the English form of Avraham, אברהם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abraham?
Written אברהם, Abraham is worth 248: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Abraham mean?
Father of a multitude of nations (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Avraham, the Hebrew form of Abraham, the first of the patriarchs. He was first called Avram, "exalted father". God adds a letter to his name and explains it: "you will be the father of a multitude of nations" (Genesis 17:5). It is by this Hebrew name that he is called in prayer and in study.