First names in Hebrew

First name Dan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דן

Gematria value: 54

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dan is written דן

Meaning and origin

What does Dan mean?

Meaning: "he has judged", "he has done justice"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: Dan, "he has judged", "he has done justice". It is the name of Jacob's fifth son, born to Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. Rachel names him saying: "God has done me justice, and He has heard my voice" (Genesis 30:6).

Gematria

Dan = 54

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דן has 2 letters:

• דthe letter Dalet4
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total54

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 Dan, 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

Dan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dan in three answers

How do you write Dan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dan is written דן.

What is the gematria value of Dan?
Written דן, Dan is worth 54: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Dan mean?
He has judged", "he has done justice (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: Dan, "he has judged", "he has done justice". It is the name of Jacob's fifth son, born to Bilhah, Rachel's maidservant. Rachel names him saying: "God has done me justice, and He has heard my voice" (Genesis 30:6).