First names in Hebrew

First name Gilad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גלעד

Gematria value: 107

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gilad is written גלעד

Meaning and origin

What does Gilad mean?

Meaning: "heap of witness"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of a region of the Bible, Gilead, east of the Jordan, and also of a man. The Torah explains it itself: gal, "heap of stones", and ed, "witness". It is a very common name in Jewish families.

Gematria

Gilad = 107

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. גלעד has 4 letters:

• גthe letter Gimel3
• לthe letter Lamed30
• עthe letter Ayin70
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total107

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Dalet

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 Gilad, from ג to ד:

גַּאֲוַת אָדָם תַּשְׁפִּילֶנּוּ וּשְׁפַל־רוּחַ יִתְמֹךְ כָּבוֹד׃

“A person's pride will bring him low, but the humble in spirit will lay hold of honor.”

Proverbs 29:23

The book of your first name

Gilad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gilad in three answers

How do you write Gilad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gilad is written גלעד.

What is the gematria value of Gilad?
Written גלעד, Gilad is worth 107: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Gilad mean?
Heap of witness (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of a region of the Bible, Gilead, east of the Jordan, and also of a man. The Torah explains it itself: gal, "heap of stones", and ed, "witness". It is a very common name in Jewish families.