First names in Hebrew

First name Chani: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנה

Gematria value: 63

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chani is written חנה

RecommendedחנהThe original spellingChani is a pet form of Chana, Hannah, חנה in Hebrew.Value: 63

חניAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 68

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Chani mean?

Meaning: pet form of Chana, "grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Chani is the pet form of Chana, Hannah, used in Orthodox families and in Hebrew, where it is written חני. Chana means “grace”, from the same root as chen, the favor one finds in the eyes of others.

Gematria

Chani = 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

Written חני (as it sounds in English), Chani is worth 68.

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 Chani, 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

Chani, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Chani in three answers

How do you write Chani in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chani is written חנה. Chani is a pet form of Chana, Hannah, חנה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חני.

What is the gematria value of Chani?
Written חנה, Chani is worth 63: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written חני (as it sounds in English), it is worth 68.

What does Chani mean?
Pet form of Chana, "grace (origin: Hebrew). Chani is the pet form of Chana, Hannah, used in Orthodox families and in Hebrew, where it is written חני. Chana means “grace”, from the same root as chen, the favor one finds in the eyes of others.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).