First names in Hebrew

First name Berl: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בערל

Gematria value: 302

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Berl is written בערל

Berl is another spelling of Berel, בערל in Yiddish.

Meaning and origin

What does Berl mean?

Meaning: "little bear"
Origin: Yiddish

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

Gematria

Berl = 302

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בערל has 4 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total302

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Lamed

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 Berl, from ב to ל:

בְּלֶכְתְּךָ לֹא־יֵצַר צַעֲדֶךָ וְאִם־תָּרוּץ לֹא תִכָּשֵׁל׃

“When you walk, your step will not be cramped, and if you run, you will not stumble.”

Proverbs 4:12

The book of your first name

Berl, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Berl in three answers

How do you write Berl in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Berl is written בערל. Berl is another spelling of Berel, בערל in Yiddish.

What is the gematria value of Berl?
Written בערל, Berl is worth 302: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30).

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