First names in Hebrew

First name Chana: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chana is written חנה

Meaning and origin

What does Chana mean?

Meaning: "grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hannah, spelled the way Jewish families often write it: the "ch" is a breath from the throat, the letter Chet, as in "Chanukah". It means "grace, favor". Anne, Anna and Annie all come from it.

Gematria

Chana = 63

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חנה has 3 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total63

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Chana, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Chana, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chana in three answers

How do you write Chana in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chana is written חנה.

What is the gematria value of Chana?
Written חנה, Chana is worth 63: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Chana mean?
Grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hannah, spelled the way Jewish families often write it: the "ch" is a breath from the throat, the letter Chet, as in "Chanukah". It means "grace, favor". Anne, Anna and Annie all come from it.