First names in Hebrew

First name Gamaliel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גמליאל

Gematria value: 114

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gamaliel is written גמליאל

Gamaliel is the English Bible form of Gamliel, גמליאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Gamaliel mean?

Meaning: "God is my benefactor"
Origin: Hebrew

Gamliel is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb gamal, "to do good, to repay with good", and a word for God: "God is my benefactor", or "God has done me good". From the same verb comes the blessing of gomel, said in the synagogue after escaping danger.

Gematria

Gamaliel = 114

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total114

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Gamaliel, from ג to ל:

גּוֹעֵר בַּיָּם וַיַּבְּשֵׁהוּ וְכׇל־הַנְּהָרוֹת הֶחֱרִיב אֻמְלַל בָּשָׁן וְכַרְמֶל וּפֶרַח לְבָנוֹן אֻמְלָל׃

“He rebukes the sea and dries it up, He makes all the rivers run dry; Bashan and Carmel wither, and the blossom of Lebanon fades.”

Nahum 1:4

The book of your first name

Gamaliel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gamaliel in three answers

How do you write Gamaliel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gamaliel is written גמליאל. Gamaliel is the English Bible form of Gamliel, גמליאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Gamaliel?
Written גמליאל, Gamaliel is worth 114: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Gamaliel mean?
God is my benefactor (origin: Hebrew). Gamliel is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It is made of the verb gamal, "to do good, to repay with good", and a word for God: "God is my benefactor", or "God has done me good". From the same verb comes the blessing of gomel, said in the synagogue after escaping danger.