First names in Hebrew

First name Elzaphan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלצפן

Gematria value: 251

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elzaphan is written אלצפן

Elzaphan is the English form of Eltzafan, אלצפן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elzaphan mean?

Meaning: "God has protected"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: a word that refers to God, and the verb tzafan, "to hide, to shelter". Eltzafan means "God has protected". The psalm says: "He will hide me in His shelter on the day of trouble" (Psalms 27:5).

Gematria

Elzaphan = 251

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• פthe letter Pe80
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total251

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 Elzaphan, 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

Elzaphan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elzaphan in three answers

How do you write Elzaphan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elzaphan is written אלצפן. Elzaphan is the English form of Eltzafan, אלצפן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elzaphan?
Written אלצפן, Elzaphan is worth 251: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Elzaphan mean?
God has protected (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: a word that refers to God, and the verb tzafan, "to hide, to shelter". Eltzafan means "God has protected". The psalm says: "He will hide me in His shelter on the day of trouble" (Psalms 27:5).