First names in Hebrew

First name Eliam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליעם

Gematria value: 151

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eliam is written אליעם

Meaning and origin

What does Eliam mean?

Meaning: "God is my people", or "God of the people" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Eliam is a name of the Hebrew Bible, made of a word that refers to God and am, "people", or "kinsman": it is rendered "God is my people" or "God is my kinsman", and the exact meaning remains debated. It is given in modern Hebrew.

Gematria

Eliam = 151

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• עthe letter Ayin70
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total151

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Mem

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 Eliam, from א to ם:

אָנֹכִי אֶעֶרְבֶנּוּ מִיָּדִי תְּבַקְשֶׁנּוּ אִם־לֹא הֲבִיאֹתִיו אֵלֶיךָ וְהִצַּגְתִּיו לְפָנֶיךָ וְחָטָאתִי לְךָ כׇּל־הַיָּמִים׃

“I myself will be his guarantee; you may hold me responsible for him. If I do not bring him back to you and set him before you, I will bear the blame before you all my days.”

Genesis 43:9

The book of your first name

Eliam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eliam in three answers

How do you write Eliam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eliam is written אליעם.

What is the gematria value of Eliam?
Written אליעם, Eliam is worth 151: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Eliam mean?
God is my people", or "God of the people" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Eliam is a name of the Hebrew Bible, made of a word that refers to God and am, "people", or "kinsman": it is rendered "God is my people" or "God is my kinsman", and the exact meaning remains debated. It is given in modern Hebrew.