First names in Hebrew

First name Bezalel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בצלאל

Gematria value: 153

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bezalel is written בצלאל

Meaning and origin

What does Bezalel mean?

Meaning: "in the shadow of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Bezalel is a Hebrew name meaning "in the shadow of God", that is, under His protection: betzel, "in the shadow of", and a word that refers to God. It is the name of the artist who built the Tabernacle in the desert, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah (Exodus 31:2).

Gematria

Bezalel = 153

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• לthe letter Lamed30
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total153

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 Bezalel, 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

Bezalel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bezalel in three answers

How do you write Bezalel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bezalel is written בצלאל.

What is the gematria value of Bezalel?
Written בצלאל, Bezalel is worth 153: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Bezalel mean?
In the shadow of God (origin: Hebrew). Bezalel is a Hebrew name meaning "in the shadow of God", that is, under His protection: betzel, "in the shadow of", and a word that refers to God. It is the name of the artist who built the Tabernacle in the desert, grandson of Hur, of the tribe of Judah (Exodus 31:2).