First names in Hebrew

First name Alexander: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלכסנדר

Gematria value: 365

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Alexander is written אלכסנדר

Meaning and origin

What does Alexander 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

Alexander = 365

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלכסנדר has 7 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• כthe letter Kaf20
• סthe letter Samekh60
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total365

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 Alexander, 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

Alexander, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Alexander in three answers

How do you write Alexander in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Alexander is written אלכסנדר.

What is the gematria value of Alexander?
Written אלכסנדר, Alexander is worth 365: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Alexander 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.