First names in Hebrew

First name Eldad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלדד

Gematria value: 39

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eldad is written אלדד

Meaning and origin

What does Eldad mean?

Meaning: "God has loved"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: a word that refers to God, and dad, from dod, "beloved". Eldad means "God has loved", or "beloved of God".

Gematria

Eldad = 39

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total39

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 Eldad, 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

Eldad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eldad in three answers

How do you write Eldad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eldad is written אלדד.

What is the gematria value of Eldad?
Written אלדד, Eldad is worth 39: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Eldad mean?
God has loved (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: a word that refers to God, and dad, from dod, "beloved". Eldad means "God has loved", or "beloved of God".