First names in Hebrew

First name Emmanuel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עמנואל

Gematria value: 197

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Emmanuel is written עמנואל

Emmanuel is the English form of Immanuel, עמנואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Emmanuel mean?

Meaning: "God is with us"
Origin: Hebrew

Emmanuel comes from the Hebrew Immanuel, which means "God is with us": immanu, "with us", and a word that refers to God. It is one of the rare names that are a whole sentence, and a sentence of comfort. In Hebrew it keeps exactly its original form.

Gematria

Emmanuel = 197

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• מthe letter Mem40
• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total197

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Lamed

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 Emmanuel, from ע to ל:

עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁכּוֹן מִבֵּין עֳפָאיִם יִתְּנוּ־קוֹל׃

“Beside them the birds of the sky make their home; from among the branches they lift their voices.”

Psalms 104:12

The book of your first name

Emmanuel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Emmanuel in three answers

How do you write Emmanuel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Emmanuel is written עמנואל. Emmanuel is the English form of Immanuel, עמנואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Emmanuel?
Written עמנואל, Emmanuel is worth 197: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Emmanuel mean?
God is with us (origin: Hebrew). Emmanuel comes from the Hebrew Immanuel, which means "God is with us": immanu, "with us", and a word that refers to God. It is one of the rare names that are a whole sentence, and a sentence of comfort. In Hebrew it keeps exactly its original form.