First names in Hebrew

First name Hector: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הקטור

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hector is written הקטור

Meaning and origin

What does Hector mean?

Meaning: "the one who holds fast"
Origin: Greek

Hector comes from the Greek Hektor, from echein, "to hold, to hold fast": "the one who holds firm". It is an ancient Greek name, much used in Spain, Latin America and Scotland.

Gematria

Hector = 320

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. הקטור has 5 letters:

• הthe letter He5
• קthe letter Kuf100
• טthe letter Tet9
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total320

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Resh

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 Hector, from ה to ר:

הַלְלוּהוּ שֶׁמֶשׁ וְיָרֵחַ הַלְלוּהוּ כׇּל־כּוֹכְבֵי אוֹר׃

“Praise Him, sun and moon; praise Him, all you shining stars.”

Psalms 148:3

The book of your first name

Hector, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hector in three answers

How do you write Hector in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hector is written הקטור.

What is the gematria value of Hector?
Written הקטור, Hector is worth 320: the letter He (5) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Hector mean?
The one who holds fast (origin: Greek). Hector comes from the Greek Hektor, from echein, "to hold, to hold fast": "the one who holds firm". It is an ancient Greek name, much used in Spain, Latin America and Scotland.