First names in Hebrew

First name Avinadav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבינדב

Gematria value: 69

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Avinadav is written אבינדב

Meaning and origin

What does Avinadav mean?

Meaning: "my father is generous"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins avi, "my father", and nadav, "generous, giving willingly": "my father is generous". It is a biblical name, borne by three men in the book of Samuel.

Gematria

Avinadav = 69

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total69

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Avinadav, from א to ב:

אַשְׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

“Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, who does not linger on the path of sinners, and who does not sit among the scoffers.”

Psalms 1:1

The book of your first name

Avinadav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Avinadav in three answers

How do you write Avinadav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avinadav is written אבינדב.

What is the gematria value of Avinadav?
Written אבינדב, Avinadav is worth 69: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Avinadav mean?
My father is generous (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins avi, "my father", and nadav, "generous, giving willingly": "my father is generous". It is a biblical name, borne by three men in the book of Samuel.