First names in Hebrew

First name Ben-Zion: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בן ציון

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ben-Zion is written בן ציון

Ben-Zion means "son of Zion", בן ציון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ben-Zion mean?

Meaning: "son of Zion"
Origin: Hebrew

Ben-Zion is a Hebrew name made of two words: ben, “son”, and Tzion, Zion, the name of Jerusalem. “Son of Zion”: a name of belonging and of longing, given in Jewish families for centuries, and by many families who dreamed of the return. Among those who bore it was Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel (1880-1953), Sephardi Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem.

Gematria

Ben-Zion = 208

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• נthe letter Nun50
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total208

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter final Nun

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 Ben-Zion, from ב to ן:

בְּחׇכְמָה יִבָּנֶה בָּיִת וּבִתְבוּנָה יִתְכּוֹנָן׃

“With wisdom a house is built, and with understanding it is made firm.”

Proverbs 24:3

The book of your first name

Ben-Zion, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ben-Zion in three answers

How do you write Ben-Zion in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ben-Zion is written בן ציון. Ben-Zion means "son of Zion", בן ציון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ben-Zion?
Written בן ציון, Ben-Zion is worth 208: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ben-Zion mean?
Son of Zion (origin: Hebrew). Ben-Zion is a Hebrew name made of two words: ben, “son”, and Tzion, Zion, the name of Jerusalem. “Son of Zion”: a name of belonging and of longing, given in Jewish families for centuries, and by many families who dreamed of the return. Among those who bore it was Rabbi Ben-Zion Uziel (1880-1953), Sephardi Chief Rabbi in Jerusalem.