First names in Hebrew

First name Arphaxad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ארפכשד

Gematria value: 605

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Arphaxad is written ארפכשד

Arphaxad is an older English form of Arpachshad, ארפכשד in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Arphaxad mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah, that of a son of Shem. Its origin and meaning are unknown: it is not an ordinary Hebrew word, and the explanations offered remain hypotheses.

Gematria

Arphaxad = 605

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• פthe letter Pe80
• כthe letter Kaf20
• שthe letter Shin300
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total605

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Dalet

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 Arphaxad, from א to ד:

אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד׃

“I give thanks to You, for I am awesomely and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it well.”

Psalms 139:14

The book of your first name

Arphaxad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Arphaxad in three answers

How do you write Arphaxad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Arphaxad is written ארפכשד. Arphaxad is an older English form of Arpachshad, ארפכשד in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Arphaxad?
Written ארפכשד, Arphaxad is worth 605: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Arphaxad mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah, that of a son of Shem. Its origin and meaning are unknown: it is not an ordinary Hebrew word, and the explanations offered remain hypotheses.