First names in Hebrew

First name Catherine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קתרין

Gematria value: 760

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Catherine is written קתרין

Catherine is another spelling of Katherine.

Meaning and origin

What does Catherine mean?

Meaning: linked to the Greek katharos, "pure" (disputed)
Origin: Greek

Katherine is the English form of Catherine. The origin of this Greek name is disputed; since ancient times it has been linked to katharos, "pure", and that meaning has stayed with it through the centuries. It is one of the classic English names, carried by queens and by Katharine Hepburn, the actress with four Oscars.

Gematria

Catherine = 760

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• תthe letter Tav400
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total760

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter final Nun

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 Catherine, from ק to ן:

קָרוֹב צִדְקִי יָצָא יִשְׁעִי וּזְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּטוּ אֵלַי אִיִּים יְקַוּוּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִי יְיַחֵלוּן׃

“My justice is near, My salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the distant islands wait for Me, and they hope in My arm.”

Isaiah 51:5

The book of your first name

Catherine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Catherine in three answers

How do you write Catherine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Catherine is written קתרין. Catherine is another spelling of Katherine.

What is the gematria value of Catherine?
Written קתרין, Catherine is worth 760: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Catherine mean?
Linked to the Greek katharos, "pure" (disputed) (origin: Greek). Katherine is the English form of Catherine. The origin of this Greek name is disputed; since ancient times it has been linked to katharos, "pure", and that meaning has stayed with it through the centuries. It is one of the classic English names, carried by queens and by Katharine Hepburn, the actress with four Oscars.