First names in Hebrew

First name Hank: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

האנק

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hank is written האנק

Hank is an American pet form of Henry.

Meaning and origin

What does Hank mean?

Meaning: "ruler of the home"
Origin: Germanic

Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, made of heim, "the home", and ric, "ruler, powerful": "the master of the house". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by eight English kings. Harry, its medieval English form, and Hank, its American pet form, come from the same name.

Gematria

Hank = 156

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

• הthe letter He5
• אthe letter Aleph1
• נthe letter Nun50
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total156

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Kuf

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 Hank, from ה to ק:

הִנֵּה יִסַּרְתָּ רַבִּים וְיָדַיִם רָפוֹת תְּחַזֵּק׃

“See, you have instructed many, and you have strengthened weary hands.”

Job 4:3

The book of your first name

Hank, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hank in three answers

How do you write Hank in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hank is written האנק. Hank is an American pet form of Henry.

What is the gematria value of Hank?
Written האנק, Hank is worth 156: the letter He (5) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Hank mean?
Ruler of the home (origin: Germanic). Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, made of heim, "the home", and ric, "ruler, powerful": "the master of the house". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by eight English kings. Harry, its medieval English form, and Hank, its American pet form, come from the same name.