First names in Hebrew

First name Hanani: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חנני

Gematria value: 118

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hanani is written חנני

Meaning and origin

What does Hanani mean?

Meaning: "He has shown me grace"
Origin: Hebrew

Hanani is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from chanan, "to show grace", and means "He has shown me grace". It may be a short form of Hananiah, "God has shown grace".

Gematria

Hanani = 118

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• נthe letter Nun50
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total118

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter Yod

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 Hanani, from ח to י:

חֲבָלִים נָפְלוּ־לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף־נַחֲלָת שָׁפְרָה עָלָי׃

“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, a lovely inheritance is mine.”

Psalms 16:6

The book of your first name

Hanani, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hanani in three answers

How do you write Hanani in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hanani is written חנני.

What is the gematria value of Hanani?
Written חנני, Hanani is worth 118: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Hanani mean?
He has shown me grace (origin: Hebrew). Hanani is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from chanan, "to show grace", and means "He has shown me grace". It may be a short form of Hananiah, "God has shown grace".