First names in Hebrew

First name Ehud: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אהוד

Gematria value: 16

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ehud is written אהוד

Meaning and origin

What does Ehud mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: Hebrew

Ehud is a biblical Hebrew name, that of the second judge of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 3:15). Its meaning is debated; it has been linked to "united" or to "splendor", without certainty. It is a very common name in modern Hebrew.

Gematria

Ehud = 16

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total16

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Dalet

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 Ehud, from א to ד:

אוֹדְךָ עַל כִּי נוֹרָאוֹת נִפְלֵיתִי נִפְלָאִים מַעֲשֶׂיךָ וְנַפְשִׁי יֹדַעַת מְאֹד׃

“I give thanks to You, for I am awesomely and wonderfully made; wonderful are Your works, and my soul knows it well.”

Psalms 139:14

The book of your first name

Ehud, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ehud in three answers

How do you write Ehud in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ehud is written אהוד.

What is the gematria value of Ehud?
Written אהוד, Ehud is worth 16: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Ehud mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: Hebrew). Ehud is a biblical Hebrew name, that of the second judge of Israel, from the tribe of Benjamin (Judges 3:15). Its meaning is debated; it has been linked to "united" or to "splendor", without certainty. It is a very common name in modern Hebrew.