First names in Hebrew

First name Hepher: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חפר

Gematria value: 288

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hepher is written חפר

Hepher is the English Bible form of Chefer, חפר in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Hepher mean?

Meaning: "he dug" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It is linked to the verb chafar, "to dig", the verb used of Isaac, who "dug again the wells" of his father (Genesis 26:18); but the meaning of the name remains disputed.

Gematria

Hepher = 288

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total288

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Hepher, from ח to ר:

חֲכַם בְּנִי וְשַׂמַּח לִבִּי וְאָשִׁיבָה חֹרְפִי דָבָר׃

“Be wise, my son, and gladden my heart, so that I may answer whoever taunts me.”

Proverbs 27:11

The book of your first name

Hepher, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hepher in three answers

How do you write Hepher in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hepher is written חפר. Hepher is the English Bible form of Chefer, חפר in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Hepher?
Written חפר, Hepher is worth 288: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Hepher mean?
He dug" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It is linked to the verb chafar, "to dig", the verb used of Isaac, who "dug again the wells" of his father (Genesis 26:18); but the meaning of the name remains disputed.