First names in Hebrew

First name Elchonon: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלחנן

Gematria value: 139

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elchonon is written אלחנן

Elchonon is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Elchanan, אלחנן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elchonon mean?

Meaning: "God has shown grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Elchonon is the way Elchanan is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Elchanan means “God has shown grace”. It is the name of Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman (1874-1941), a great teacher of Torah murdered in the Shoah.

Gematria

Elchonon = 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 Elchonon, 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

Elchonon, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elchonon in three answers

How do you write Elchonon in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elchonon is written אלחנן. Elchonon is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Elchanan, אלחנן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elchonon?
Written אלחנן, Elchonon 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 Elchonon mean?
God has shown grace (origin: Hebrew). Elchonon is the way Elchanan is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Elchanan means “God has shown grace”. It is the name of Rabbi Elchonon Wasserman (1874-1941), a great teacher of Torah murdered in the Shoah.