First names in Hebrew

First name Benaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בניהו

Gematria value: 73

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Benaya is written בניהו

Meaning and origin

What does Benaya mean?

Meaning: "God has built"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins banah, "to build", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has built". It is a biblical name, given in Hebrew today in this short form.

Gematria

Benaya = 73

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total73

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Vav

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 Benaya, from ב to ו:

בִּרְכֹת אָבִיךָ גָּבְרוּ עַל־בִּרְכֹת הוֹרַי עַד־תַּאֲוַת גִּבְעֹת עוֹלָם תִּהְיֶיןָ לְרֹאשׁ יוֹסֵף וּלְקׇדְקֹד נְזִיר אֶחָיו׃

“The blessings of your father have surpassed the blessings of my forebears, to the farthest bounds of the everlasting hills. May they rest on the head of Joseph, on the brow of the one set apart among his brothers.”

Genesis 49:26

The book of your first name

Benaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Benaya in three answers

How do you write Benaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Benaya is written בניהו.

What is the gematria value of Benaya?
Written בניהו, Benaya is worth 73: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Benaya mean?
God has built (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins banah, "to build", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has built". It is a biblical name, given in Hebrew today in this short form.