First names in Hebrew

First name Aminadav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עמינדב

Gematria value: 176

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Aminadav is written עמינדב

Meaning and origin

What does Aminadav mean?

Meaning: "my people is generous"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: ami, "my people", and nadav, "generous, giving willingly". It is the Torah's word for gifts brought to the Sanctuary: "everyone whose heart is generous" (Exodus 35:5).

Gematria

Aminadav = 176

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עמינדב has 6 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total176

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Bet

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 Aminadav, from ע to ב:

עַד־יֵעָרֶה עָלֵינוּ רוּחַ מִמָּרוֹם וְהָיָה מִדְבָּר לַכַּרְמֶל וְהַכַּרְמֶל לַיַּעַר יֵחָשֵׁב׃

“…until a spirit from on high is poured out upon us; then the wilderness will become a fruitful field, and the fruitful field will be counted as a forest.”

Isaiah 32:15

The book of your first name

Aminadav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Aminadav in three answers

How do you write Aminadav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Aminadav is written עמינדב.

What is the gematria value of Aminadav?
Written עמינדב, Aminadav is worth 176: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Aminadav mean?
My people is generous (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: ami, "my people", and nadav, "generous, giving willingly". It is the Torah's word for gifts brought to the Sanctuary: "everyone whose heart is generous" (Exodus 35:5).