First names in Hebrew

First name Brocha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ברכה

Gematria value: 227

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Brocha is written ברכה

Brocha is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Bracha, ברכה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Brocha mean?

Meaning: "blessing"
Origin: Hebrew

Brocha is the way Bracha is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families. It is a Hebrew word, berakhah: “blessing”, the word said a hundred times a day by those who keep the custom of the sages.

Gematria

Brocha = 227

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• כthe letter Kaf20
• הthe letter He5
• Total227

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter He

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 Brocha, from ב to ה:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה בָּעִיר וּבָרוּךְ אַתָּה בַּשָּׂדֶה׃

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.”

Deuteronomy 28:3

The book of your first name

Brocha, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Brocha in three answers

How do you write Brocha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Brocha is written ברכה. Brocha is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Bracha, ברכה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Brocha?
Written ברכה, Brocha is worth 227: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter He (5).

What does Brocha mean?
Blessing (origin: Hebrew). Brocha is the way Bracha is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families. It is a Hebrew word, berakhah: “blessing”, the word said a hundred times a day by those who keep the custom of the sages.