First names in Hebrew

First name Ber: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בער

Gematria value: 272

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ber is written בער

Ber, "bear", is the Yiddish companion of the Hebrew name Dov, דב.

Meaning and origin

What does Ber mean?

Meaning: "bear"
Origin: Yiddish

Ber is a Yiddish name meaning "bear", like the German Bär. It is the kinnui of Dov, "bear" in Hebrew: many Ashkenazi Jews were called Dov Ber, and at home, Berel or Berl.

Gematria

Ber = 272

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בער has 3 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total272

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 Ber, 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

Ber, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ber in three answers

How do you write Ber in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ber is written בער. Ber, "bear", is the Yiddish companion of the Hebrew name Dov, דב.

What is the gematria value of Ber?
Written בער, Ber is worth 272: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Ber mean?
Bear (origin: Yiddish). Ber is a Yiddish name meaning "bear", like the German Bär. It is the kinnui of Dov, "bear" in Hebrew: many Ashkenazi Jews were called Dov Ber, and at home, Berel or Berl.