First names in Hebrew

First name Gershom: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גרשום

Gematria value: 549

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gershom is written גרשום

Meaning and origin

What does Gershom mean?

Meaning: "a stranger there"
Origin: Hebrew

Gershom is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Moses gives it to his first son, and explains it himself with ger, "stranger", and sham, "there": "I have been a stranger in a foreign land" (Exodus 2:22).

Gematria

Gershom = 549

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• שthe letter Shin300
• וthe letter Vav6
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total549

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter final Mem

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 Gershom, from ג to ם:

גַּן נָעוּל אֲחֹתִי כַלָּה גַּל נָעוּל מַעְיָן חָתוּם׃

“A locked garden is my sister, my bride, a locked spring, a sealed fountain.”

Song of Songs 4:12

The book of your first name

Gershom, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gershom in three answers

How do you write Gershom in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gershom is written גרשום.

What is the gematria value of Gershom?
Written גרשום, Gershom is worth 549: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Gershom mean?
A stranger there (origin: Hebrew). Gershom is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Moses gives it to his first son, and explains it himself with ger, "stranger", and sham, "there": "I have been a stranger in a foreign land" (Exodus 2:22).