First names in Hebrew

First name Dor: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דור

Gematria value: 210

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dor is written דור

Meaning and origin

What does Dor mean?

Meaning: "generation"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: dor, "generation", and also "cycle", what turns and comes back. It is a modern name, given in Jewish families.

Gematria

Dor = 210

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total210

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet to the letter Resh

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 Dor, from ד to ר:

דְּבַר־שֶׁקֶר יִשְׂנָא צַדִּיק וְרָשָׁע יַבְאִישׁ וְיַחְפִּיר׃

“The righteous hate a lying word, but the wicked bring stench and shame.”

Proverbs 13:5

The book of your first name

Dor, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dor in three answers

How do you write Dor in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dor is written דור.

What is the gematria value of Dor?
Written דור, Dor is worth 210: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Dor mean?
Generation (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: dor, "generation", and also "cycle", what turns and comes back. It is a modern name, given in Jewish families.