First names in Hebrew

First name Henry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הנרי

Gematria value: 265

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Henry is written הנרי

Meaning and origin

What does Henry 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

Henry = 265

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

• הthe letter He5
• נthe letter Nun50
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total265

The verse of the name

From the letter He 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 Henry, from ה to י:

הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.”

Deuteronomy 32:1

The book of your first name

Henry, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Henry in three answers

How do you write Henry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Henry is written הנרי.

What is the gematria value of Henry?
Written הנרי, Henry is worth 265: the letter He (5) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Henry 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.