First names in Hebrew

First name Eliphaz: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליפז

Gematria value: 128

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eliphaz is written אליפז

Meaning and origin

What does Eliphaz mean?

Meaning: "my God is fine gold" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It begins with a word meaning "my God", and the ending is linked to paz, "fine gold": "my God is fine gold". This meaning remains debated.

Gematria

Eliphaz = 128

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• פthe letter Pe80
• זthe letter Zayin7
• Total128

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Zayin

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 Eliphaz, from א to ז:

אִם־חוֹמָה הִיא נִבְנֶה עָלֶיהָ טִירַת כָּסֶף וְאִם־דֶּלֶת הִיא נָצוּר עָלֶיהָ לוּחַ אָרֶז׃

“If she is a wall, we will build upon her a turret of silver; if she is a door, we will enclose her with boards of cedar.”

Song of Songs 8:9

The book of your first name

Eliphaz, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eliphaz in three answers

How do you write Eliphaz in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eliphaz is written אליפז.

What is the gematria value of Eliphaz?
Written אליפז, Eliphaz is worth 128: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Zayin (7).

What does Eliphaz mean?
My God is fine gold" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It begins with a word meaning "my God", and the ending is linked to paz, "fine gold": "my God is fine gold". This meaning remains debated.