First names in Hebrew

First name Dagan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דגן

Gematria value: 57

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dagan is written דגן

Meaning and origin

What does Dagan mean?

Meaning: "grain"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: dagan, "grain, cereal". It is a modern boy's name.

Gematria

Dagan = 57

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• גthe letter Gimel3
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total57

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Dagan, from ד to ן:

דַּבֵּר אֶל־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְאָמַרְתָּ אֲלֵהֶם כִּי־תָבֹאוּ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר אֲנִי נֹתֵן לָכֶם וּקְצַרְתֶּם אֶת־קְצִירָהּ וַהֲבֵאתֶם אֶת־עֹמֶר רֵאשִׁית קְצִירְכֶם אֶל־הַכֹּהֵן׃

“Speak to the children of Israel and say to them: When you come into the land that I am giving you and reap its harvest, you shall bring the first sheaf of your harvest to the priest.”

Leviticus 23:10

The book of your first name

Dagan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dagan in three answers

How do you write Dagan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dagan is written דגן.

What is the gematria value of Dagan?
Written דגן, Dagan is worth 57: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Dagan mean?
Grain (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: dagan, "grain, cereal". It is a modern boy's name.