First names in Hebrew

First name Axel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבשלום

Gematria value: 379

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Axel is written אבשלום

Axel is a Scandinavian form of Absalom, אבשלום in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Axel mean?

Meaning: "my father is peace" (Scandinavian form of Absalom)
Origin: Hebrew

Axel is the Danish and Swedish form of Absalom, a Hebrew name meaning "my father is peace", or "father of peace". It spread through Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, and from there across Europe and America, where it is a favorite today.

Gematria

Axel = 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 Axel, 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

Axel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Axel in three answers

How do you write Axel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Axel is written אבשלום. Axel is a Scandinavian form of Absalom, אבשלום in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Axel?
Written אבשלום, Axel 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 Axel mean?
My father is peace" (Scandinavian form of Absalom) (origin: Hebrew). Axel is the Danish and Swedish form of Absalom, a Hebrew name meaning "my father is peace", or "father of peace". It spread through Scandinavia in the Middle Ages, and from there across Europe and America, where it is a favorite today.