First names in Hebrew
First name Angel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
אנחל
Gematria value: 89
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Angel is written אנחל
Meaning and origin
What does Angel mean?
Meaning: "messenger"
Origin: Greek
Angel comes from the Greek angelos, "messenger". It is very widely used in the Spanish-speaking world, where it is pronounced "AHN-hel", and in America.
Gematria
Angel = 89
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אנחל has 4 letters:
- אthe letter Aleph1
- נthe letter Nun50
- חthe letter Chet8
- לthe letter Lamed30
- Total89
Written אנג׳ל (as it sounds in English), Angel is worth 84.
The verse of the name
From the letter Aleph to the letter Lamed
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 Angel, from א to ל:
אֶעְבְּרָה בְאַרְצֶךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלֵךְ לֹא אָסוּר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃
“Let me pass through your land. I will keep to the road, only to the road; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.”
Deuteronomy 2:27
The book of your first name
Angel, in nine pages
- Angel, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Angel
- Angel, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Angel in three answers
How do you write Angel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Angel is written אנחל. As it sounds in English, it is written אנג׳ל.
What is the gematria value of Angel?
Written אנחל, Angel is worth 89: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Lamed (30). Written אנג׳ל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 84.
What does Angel mean?
Messenger (origin: Greek). Angel comes from the Greek angelos, "messenger". It is very widely used in the Spanish-speaking world, where it is pronounced "AHN-hel", and in America.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).