First names in Hebrew

First name Bar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בר

Gematria value: 202

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bar is written בר

Meaning and origin

What does Bar mean?

Meaning: "pure"; "grain"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a very short Hebrew word with several meanings: bar means "pure, clean", and also "grain, wheat"; in Aramaic it means "son". It is a modern name, given to girls and boys alike.

Gematria

Bar = 202

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בר has 2 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total202

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Resh

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 Bar, from ב to ר:

בֵּן פֹּרָת יוֹסֵף בֵּן פֹּרָת עֲלֵי־עָיִן בָּנוֹת צָעֲדָה עֲלֵי־שׁוּר׃

“Joseph is a fruitful bough, a fruitful bough by a spring; its branches climb over the wall.”

Genesis 49:22

The book of your first name

Bar, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bar in three answers

How do you write Bar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bar is written בר.

What is the gematria value of Bar?
Written בר, Bar is worth 202: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Bar mean?
Pure"; "grain (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a very short Hebrew word with several meanings: bar means "pure, clean", and also "grain, wheat"; in Aramaic it means "son". It is a modern name, given to girls and boys alike.