First names in Hebrew

First name Chanina: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנינא

Gematria value: 119

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chanina is written חנינא

Chanina is another spelling of Hanina, חנינא in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Chanina mean?

Meaning: "grace, favor"
Origin: Aramaic

Hanina is a name from the Talmud, in its Aramaic form, the sister language of Hebrew. It comes from the root ch-n-n, that of chen, "grace", and of chaninah, "favor, clemency". Several sages of the Mishnah and the Talmud bore it.

Gematria

Chanina = 119

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total119

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter Aleph

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 Chanina, from ח to א:

חִדְלוּ לָכֶם מִן־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה בְּאַפּוֹ כִּי־בַמֶּה נֶחְשָׁב הוּא׃

“Stop trusting in man, who has only a breath in his nostrils; for what is he really worth?”

Isaiah 2:22

The book of your first name

Chanina, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chanina in three answers

How do you write Chanina in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chanina is written חנינא. Chanina is another spelling of Hanina, חנינא in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Chanina?
Written חנינא, Chanina is worth 119: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Chanina mean?
Grace, favor (origin: Aramaic). Hanina is a name from the Talmud, in its Aramaic form, the sister language of Hebrew. It comes from the root ch-n-n, that of chen, "grace", and of chaninah, "favor, clemency". Several sages of the Mishnah and the Talmud bore it.