First names in Hebrew

First name Hama: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חמא

Gematria value: 49

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hama is written חמא

Meaning and origin

What does Hama mean?

Meaning: origin disputed
Origin: Aramaic

Hama is an Aramaic name from the Talmud, borne by several sages of the Land of Israel and of Babylonia. Its meaning is disputed.

Gematria

Hama = 49

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total49

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter Aleph

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 Hama, from ח to א:

חִדְלוּ לָכֶם מִן־הָאָדָם אֲשֶׁר נְשָׁמָה בְּאַפּוֹ כִּי־בַמֶּה נֶחְשָׁב הוּא׃

“Stop trusting in man, who has only a breath in his nostrils; for what is he really worth?”

Isaiah 2:22

The book of your first name

Hama, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hama in three answers

How do you write Hama in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hama is written חמא.

What is the gematria value of Hama?
Written חמא, Hama is worth 49: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Hama mean?
Origin disputed (origin: Aramaic). Hama is an Aramaic name from the Talmud, borne by several sages of the Land of Israel and of Babylonia. Its meaning is disputed.