First names in Hebrew

First name Abram: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אברם

Gematria value: 243

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abram is written אברם

Abram is the first name of Abraham, אברם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abram mean?

Meaning: "exalted father"
Origin: Hebrew

Abram is the name Abraham bore until he was ninety-nine. It means “exalted father”, av ram. Then God gives him a new name: “No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5). One letter, the Hei, is added, and the name opens to the world.

Gematria

Abram = 243

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total243

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 Abram, 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

Abram, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abram in three answers

How do you write Abram in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abram is written אברם. Abram is the first name of Abraham, אברם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abram?
Written אברם, Abram is worth 243: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Abram mean?
Exalted father (origin: Hebrew). Abram is the name Abraham bore until he was ninety-nine. It means “exalted father”, av ram. Then God gives him a new name: “No longer shall your name be called Abram, but your name shall be Abraham, for I have made you the father of a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5). One letter, the Hei, is added, and the name opens to the world.