First names in Hebrew

First name Chilion: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

כליון

Gematria value: 116

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chilion is written כליון

Chilion is the English Bible form of Kilyon, כליון in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Chilion mean?

Meaning: from kalah, "to come to an end"; also ardent longing
Origin: Hebrew

Kilyon is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of Naomi's second son. It comes from the root kalah, "to come to an end, to be spent". In the Torah, kilyon einayim describes eyes that waste away with waiting (Deuteronomy 28:65): the word also speaks of ardent longing.

Gematria

Chilion = 116

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

• כthe letter Kaf20
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• וthe letter Vav6
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total116

The verse of the name

From the letter Kaf 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 Chilion, from כ to ן:

כִּי־הָיִיתָ עֶזְרָתָה לִּי וּבְצֵל כְּנָפֶיךָ אֲרַנֵּן׃

“For You have been my help, and in the shadow of Your wings I sing for joy.”

Psalms 63:8

The book of your first name

Chilion, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chilion in three answers

How do you write Chilion in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chilion is written כליון. Chilion is the English Bible form of Kilyon, כליון in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Chilion?
Written כליון, Chilion is worth 116: the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Chilion mean?
From kalah, "to come to an end"; also ardent longing (origin: Hebrew). Kilyon is a Hebrew name from the Bible, that of Naomi's second son. It comes from the root kalah, "to come to an end, to be spent". In the Torah, kilyon einayim describes eyes that waste away with waiting (Deuteronomy 28:65): the word also speaks of ardent longing.