First names in Hebrew

First name Chanan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנן

Gematria value: 108

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chanan is written חנן

Meaning and origin

What does Chanan mean?

Meaning: "He has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: chanan, "He has shown grace". It is a biblical name, spelled Chanan or Hanan. It is the root of Hannah and of Elchanan.

Gematria

Chanan = 108

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total108

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Chanan, from ח to ן:

חוֹמָה הָיוּ עָלֵינוּ גַּם־לַיְלָה גַּם־יוֹמָם כׇּל־יְמֵי הֱיוֹתֵנוּ עִמָּם רֹעִים הַצֹּאן׃

“They were a wall around us both night and day, all the days we were with them tending the flocks.”

1 Samuel 25:16

The book of your first name

Chanan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chanan in three answers

How do you write Chanan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chanan is written חנן.

What is the gematria value of Chanan?
Written חנן, Chanan is worth 108: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Chanan mean?
He has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: chanan, "He has shown grace". It is a biblical name, spelled Chanan or Hanan. It is the root of Hannah and of Elchanan.