First names in Hebrew

First name Chanoch: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנוך

Gematria value: 84

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chanoch is written חנוך

Meaning and origin

What does Chanoch mean?

Meaning: "dedicated, initiated"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Enoch, Chanoch in Hebrew. It comes from the verb chanach, "to dedicate, to initiate, to educate", the same as in Chanukah, "dedication", and chinuch, "education": "Educate a child according to his way" (Proverbs 22:6).

Gematria

Chanoch = 84

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חנוך has 4 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• ךthe letter final Kaf20
• Total84

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter final Kaf

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 Chanoch, from ח to ך:

חֶסֶד וֶאֱמֶת אַל־יַעַזְבֻךָ קׇשְׁרֵם עַל־גַּרְגְּרוֹתֶיךָ כׇּתְבֵם עַל־לוּחַ לִבֶּךָ׃

“Let kindness and truth never leave you; bind them around your neck, write them on the tablet of your heart.”

Proverbs 3:3

The book of your first name

Chanoch, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chanoch in three answers

How do you write Chanoch in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chanoch is written חנוך.

What is the gematria value of Chanoch?
Written חנוך, Chanoch is worth 84: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Kaf (20).

What does Chanoch mean?
Dedicated, initiated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Enoch, Chanoch in Hebrew. It comes from the verb chanach, "to dedicate, to initiate, to educate", the same as in Chanukah, "dedication", and chinuch, "education": "Educate a child according to his way" (Proverbs 22:6).