First names in Hebrew

First name Elchanan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלחנן

Gematria value: 139

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elchanan is written אלחנן

Meaning and origin

What does Elchanan mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it joins a word that refers to God and chanan, "He has shown grace": "God has shown grace". It is a biblical name, given in Hebrew and in Jewish families for centuries.

Gematria

Elchanan = 139

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total139

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Elchanan, from א to ן:

אֶעְבְּרָה־נָּא וְאֶרְאֶה אֶת־הָאָרֶץ הַטּוֹבָה אֲשֶׁר בְּעֵבֶר הַיַּרְדֵּן הָהָר הַטּוֹב הַזֶּה וְהַלְּבָנֹן׃

“Let me cross over, please, and see the good land beyond the Jordan, this good hill country, and the Lebanon.”

Deuteronomy 3:25

The book of your first name

Elchanan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elchanan in three answers

How do you write Elchanan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elchanan is written אלחנן.

What is the gematria value of Elchanan?
Written אלחנן, Elchanan is worth 139: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Elchanan mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it joins a word that refers to God and chanan, "He has shown grace": "God has shown grace". It is a biblical name, given in Hebrew and in Jewish families for centuries.