First names in Hebrew

First name Elimelekh: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלימלך

Gematria value: 131

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elimelekh is written אלימלך

Elimelekh is another spelling of Elimelech, אלימלך in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elimelekh mean?

Meaning: "God is my king"
Origin: Hebrew

Elimelech is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of a word for God, in the sense of "my God", and the word melech, "king": "God is my king".

Gematria

Elimelekh = 131

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלימלך has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ךthe letter final Kaf20
• Total131

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter final Kaf

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 Elimelekh, from א to ך:

אָנֹכִי אֵרֵד עִמְּךָ מִצְרַיְמָה וְאָנֹכִי אַעַלְךָ גַם־עָלֹה וְיוֹסֵף יָשִׁית יָדוֹ עַל־עֵינֶיךָ׃

“I Myself will go down with you to Egypt, and I Myself will surely bring you up again; and Joseph will lay his hand upon your eyes.”

Genesis 46:4

The book of your first name

Elimelekh, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elimelekh in three answers

How do you write Elimelekh in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elimelekh is written אלימלך. Elimelekh is another spelling of Elimelech, אלימלך in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elimelekh?
Written אלימלך, Elimelekh is worth 131: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Kaf (20).

What does Elimelekh mean?
God is my king (origin: Hebrew). Elimelech is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of a word for God, in the sense of "my God", and the word melech, "king": "God is my king".