First names in Hebrew

First name Helen: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הלן

Gematria value: 85

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Helen is written הלן

Meaning and origin

What does Helen mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch"
Origin: Greek

Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.

Gematria

Helen = 85

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

• הthe letter He5
• לthe letter Lamed30
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total85

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter final Nun

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 Helen, from ה to ן:

הֶהָרִים רָקְדוּ כְאֵילִים גְּבָעוֹת כִּבְנֵי־צֹאן׃

“The mountains skipped like rams, the hills like lambs.”

Psalms 114:4

The book of your first name

Helen, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Helen in three answers

How do you write Helen in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Helen is written הלן.

What is the gematria value of Helen?
Written הלן, Helen is worth 85: the letter He (5) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Helen mean?
Of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch (origin: Greek). Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.