First names in Hebrew

First name Alex: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלכס

Gematria value: 111

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alex is written אלכס

Alex is short for Alexander.

Meaning and origin

What does Alex mean?

Meaning: "defender of men"
Origin: Greek

Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.

Gematria

Alex = 111

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• כthe letter Kaf20
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total111

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Samekh

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 Alex, from א to ס:

אֹרַח לַצַּדִּיק מֵישָׁרִים יָשָׁר מַעְגַּל צַדִּיק תְּפַלֵּס׃

“The path of the righteous is straightness; You who are upright, You make level the track of the righteous.”

Isaiah 26:7

The book of your first name

Alex, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Alex in three answers

How do you write Alex in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alex is written אלכס. Alex is short for Alexander.

What is the gematria value of Alex?
Written אלכס, Alex is worth 111: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Alex mean?
Defender of men (origin: Greek). Alexander comes from the Greek Alexandros, made of alexein, "to defend", and aner, andros, "man": "the defender of men". It was the name of the Macedonian king who conquered the East in the fourth century before the common era, and it has been worn ever since in every European language. Alex, Xander and Zander are its short forms, Alejandro its Spanish form.