First names in Hebrew

First name Avraham: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אברהם

Gematria value: 248

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Avraham is written אברהם

Meaning and origin

What does Avraham mean?

Meaning: "father of a multitude of nations"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Avraham, the Hebrew form of Abraham, the first of the patriarchs. He was first called Avram, "exalted father". God adds a letter to his name and explains it: "you will be the father of a multitude of nations" (Genesis 17:5). It is by this Hebrew name that he is called in prayer and in study.

Gematria

Avraham = 248

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אברהם has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total248

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Mem

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 Avraham, from א to ם:

אָנֹכִי אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנּוּ אִם־לֹא הֲבִיאֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ וְהִצַּגְתִּיו לְפָנֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃

“I myself will be his guarantee; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you all my days.”

Genesis 43:9

The book of your first name

Avraham, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Avraham in three answers

How do you write Avraham in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avraham is written אברהם.

What is the gematria value of Avraham?
Written אברהם, Avraham is worth 248: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Avraham mean?
Father of a multitude of nations (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Avraham, the Hebrew form of Abraham, the first of the patriarchs. He was first called Avram, "exalted father". God adds a letter to his name and explains it: "you will be the father of a multitude of nations" (Genesis 17:5). It is by this Hebrew name that he is called in prayer and in study.