First names in Hebrew

First name Barzillai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ברזלי

Gematria value: 249

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Barzillai is written ברזלי

Meaning and origin

What does Barzillai mean?

Meaning: "made of iron"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It comes from barzel, "iron", and means "made of iron", solid as that metal. It is a biblical name; in Hebrew today it is better known as a family name.

Gematria

Barzillai = 249

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• זthe letter Zayin7
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total249

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Yod

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 Barzillai, from ב to י:

בִּנְאוֹת דֶּשֶׁא יַרְבִּיצֵנִי עַל־מֵי מְנֻחוֹת יְנַהֲלֵנִי׃

“He lets me lie down in green pastures; He leads me beside still waters.”

Psalms 23:2

The book of your first name

Barzillai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Barzillai in three answers

How do you write Barzillai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Barzillai is written ברזלי.

What is the gematria value of Barzillai?
Written ברזלי, Barzillai is worth 249: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Barzillai mean?
Made of iron (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It comes from barzel, "iron", and means "made of iron", solid as that metal. It is a biblical name; in Hebrew today it is better known as a family name.