First names in Hebrew

First name Ever: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עבר

Gematria value: 272

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ever is written עבר

Meaning and origin

What does Ever mean?

Meaning: "the other side, the crossing"
Origin: Hebrew

Ever is a biblical Hebrew name, that of a great-grandson of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis 10:21-24; 11:14-17). It comes from the verb avar, "to pass over, to go through": ever is "the other side, the far bank". The word ivri, "Hebrew", comes from the same root.

Gematria

Ever = 272

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עבר has 3 letters:

• עthe letter Ayin70
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total272

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Resh

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 Ever, from ע to ר:

עֵץ־חַיִּים הִיא לַמַּחֲזִיקִים בָּהּ וְתֹמְכֶיהָ מְאֻשָּׁר׃

“She is a tree of life to those who hold fast to her, and those who support her are happy.”

Proverbs 3:18

The book of your first name

Ever, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ever in three answers

How do you write Ever in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ever is written עבר.

What is the gematria value of Ever?
Written עבר, Ever is worth 272: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Ever mean?
The other side, the crossing (origin: Hebrew). Ever is a biblical Hebrew name, that of a great-grandson of Shem and an ancestor of Abraham (Genesis 10:21-24; 11:14-17). It comes from the verb avar, "to pass over, to go through": ever is "the other side, the far bank". The word ivri, "Hebrew", comes from the same root.