First names in Hebrew

First name Avshalom: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבשלום

Gematria value: 379

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Avshalom is written אבשלום

Meaning and origin

What does Avshalom mean?

Meaning: "my father is peace"
Origin: Hebrew

Avshalom is a Hebrew name meaning "my father is peace": av, "father", and shalom, "peace". It is the name of King David's third son (2 Samuel 3:3), known in English as Absalom, and it is still given in modern Hebrew.

Gematria

Avshalom = 379

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total379

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 Avshalom, 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

Avshalom, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Avshalom in three answers

How do you write Avshalom in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avshalom is written אבשלום.

What is the gematria value of Avshalom?
Written אבשלום, Avshalom is worth 379: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Avshalom mean?
My father is peace (origin: Hebrew). Avshalom is a Hebrew name meaning "my father is peace": av, "father", and shalom, "peace". It is the name of King David's third son (2 Samuel 3:3), known in English as Absalom, and it is still given in modern Hebrew.