First names in Hebrew

First name Bunem: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בונם

Gematria value: 98

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bunem is written בונם

Bunem is another spelling of Bunim, בונם in Yiddish.

Meaning and origin

What does Bunem mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin; perhaps "good name"
Origin: Yiddish

Bunim, or Bunem, is a rare and old Yiddish name. Its origin is debated: it is often seen as the Old French bon nom, "good name", brought by Jews who moved from France into Germany in the Middle Ages, which would make it a translation of the Hebrew Shem Tov, "good name"; others link it to bonhomme. It often went together with the name Simcha: Simcha Bunim.

Gematria

Bunem = 98

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total98

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter final Mem

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 Bunem, from ב to ם:

בְּכׇל־הָאָרֶץ יָצָא קַוָּם וּבִקְצֵה תֵבֵל מִלֵּיהֶם לַשֶּׁמֶשׁ שָׂם־אֹהֶל בָּהֶם׃

“Their line goes out through all the earth, and their words to the end of the world; in them He has set a tent for the sun.”

Psalms 19:5

The book of your first name

Bunem, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bunem in three answers

How do you write Bunem in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bunem is written בונם. Bunem is another spelling of Bunim, בונם in Yiddish.

What is the gematria value of Bunem?
Written בונם, Bunem is worth 98: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Bunem mean?
Of disputed origin; perhaps "good name (origin: Yiddish). Bunim, or Bunem, is a rare and old Yiddish name. Its origin is debated: it is often seen as the Old French bon nom, "good name", brought by Jews who moved from France into Germany in the Middle Ages, which would make it a translation of the Hebrew Shem Tov, "good name"; others link it to bonhomme. It often went together with the name Simcha: Simcha Bunim.