First names in Hebrew

First name Anshel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אנשל

Gematria value: 381

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Anshel is written אנשל

Meaning and origin

What does Anshel mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin; associated with Asher, "happy"
Origin: Yiddish

Anshel is a Yiddish name from Eastern Europe. Its origin is debated: some see in it a pet name tied to the Hebrew name Asher, "happy", others a form of the Germanic name Anselm. In practice it often went with Asher: the kinnui Asher Anshel, a Hebrew name and its everyday companion.

Gematria

Anshel = 381

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• נthe letter Nun50
• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total381

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 Anshel, 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

Anshel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Anshel in three answers

How do you write Anshel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Anshel is written אנשל.

What is the gematria value of Anshel?
Written אנשל, Anshel is worth 381: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Anshel mean?
Of disputed origin; associated with Asher, "happy (origin: Yiddish). Anshel is a Yiddish name from Eastern Europe. Its origin is debated: some see in it a pet name tied to the Hebrew name Asher, "happy", others a form of the Germanic name Anselm. In practice it often went with Asher: the kinnui Asher Anshel, a Hebrew name and its everyday companion.