First names in Hebrew
First name Avrumi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
אברהם
Gematria value: 248
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Avrumi is written אברהם
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Avrumi mean?
Meaning: form of Avraham, "father of a multitude"
Origin: Hebrew
Avrumi is the pet form of Avrum, Avraham, used every day in Orthodox families. Avraham, Abraham in English, means “father of a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5).
Gematria
Avrumi = 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
Written אברומי (as it sounds in English), Avrumi is worth 259.
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 Avrumi, 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
Avrumi, in nine pages
- Avrumi, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Avrumi
- Avrumi, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Avrumi in three answers
How do you write Avrumi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avrumi is written אברהם. Avrumi is a Yiddish form of Avraham, Abraham, אברהם in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written אברומי.
What is the gematria value of Avrumi?
Written אברהם, Avrumi is worth 248: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5) + the letter final Mem (40). Written אברומי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 259.
What does Avrumi mean?
Form of Avraham, "father of a multitude (origin: Hebrew). Avrumi is the pet form of Avrum, Avraham, used every day in Orthodox families. Avraham, Abraham in English, means “father of a multitude of nations” (Genesis 17:5).
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).