First names in Hebrew

First name Hadassah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הדסה

Gematria value: 74

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hadassah is written הדסה

Meaning and origin

What does Hadassah mean?

Meaning: "myrtle"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: hadas, "myrtle", an evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves, with the feminine letter He. The myrtle is one of the four species held in the hand at Sukkot: tradition identifies it with the "branch of a leafy tree" of the Torah (Leviticus 23:40; Sukkah 32b). And the prophet Isaiah makes it a sign of renewal: "Instead of the nettle the myrtle shall grow" (Isaiah 55:13).

Gematria

Hadassah = 74

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

• הthe letter He5
• דthe letter Dalet4
• סthe letter Samekh60
• הthe letter He5
• Total74

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter He

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 Hadassah, from ה to ה:

הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי שִׂמְחָה׃

“You turned my mourning into dancing; You loosened my sackcloth and wrapped me in joy.”

Psalms 30:12

The book of your first name

Hadassah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hadassah in three answers

How do you write Hadassah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hadassah is written הדסה.

What is the gematria value of Hadassah?
Written הדסה, Hadassah is worth 74: the letter He (5) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter He (5).

What does Hadassah mean?
Myrtle (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: hadas, "myrtle", an evergreen shrub with fragrant leaves, with the feminine letter He. The myrtle is one of the four species held in the hand at Sukkot: tradition identifies it with the "branch of a leafy tree" of the Torah (Leviticus 23:40; Sukkah 32b). And the prophet Isaiah makes it a sign of renewal: "Instead of the nettle the myrtle shall grow" (Isaiah 55:13).