First names in Hebrew

First name Bildad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בלדד

Gematria value: 40

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bildad is written בלדד

Meaning and origin

What does Bildad mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Bildad is a biblical name, that of the second of Job's three friends. Its meaning is not known for certain. He is called "the Shuhite", probably after Shuah, a son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2).

Gematria

Bildad = 40

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total40

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Dalet

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 Bildad, from ב to ד:

בְּכׇל־עֵת אֹהֵב הָרֵעַ וְאָח לְצָרָה יִוָּלֵד׃

“A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for the day of trouble.”

Proverbs 17:17

The book of your first name

Bildad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bildad in three answers

How do you write Bildad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bildad is written בלדד.

What is the gematria value of Bildad?
Written בלדד, Bildad is worth 40: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Bildad mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Bildad is a biblical name, that of the second of Job's three friends. Its meaning is not known for certain. He is called "the Shuhite", probably after Shuah, a son of Abraham and Keturah (Genesis 25:2).