First names in Hebrew

First name Bunim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בונם

Gematria value: 98

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bunim is written בונם

Meaning and origin

What does Bunim 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

Bunim = 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 Bunim, 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

Bunim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bunim in three answers

How do you write Bunim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bunim is written בונם.

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

What does Bunim 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.