First names in Hebrew

First name Hevel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הבל

Gematria value: 37

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hevel is written הבל

Meaning and origin

What does Hevel mean?

Meaning: "breath, vapor"
Origin: Hebrew

Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve: Hevel in Hebrew, a word meaning "breath, vapor", something light that passes quickly. It is the same word as in the famous line of Ecclesiastes often rendered "Vanity of vanities", which literally says "Breath of breaths, all is breath" (Ecclesiastes 1:2).

Gematria

Hevel = 37

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

• הthe letter He5
• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total37

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Lamed

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 Hevel, from ה to ל:

הִנֵּה לֹא־יָנוּם וְלֹא יִישָׁן שׁוֹמֵר יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Behold, the Guardian of Israel neither slumbers nor sleeps.”

Psalms 121:4

The book of your first name

Hevel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hevel in three answers

How do you write Hevel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hevel is written הבל.

What is the gematria value of Hevel?
Written הבל, Hevel is worth 37: the letter He (5) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Hevel mean?
Breath, vapor (origin: Hebrew). Abel is the second son of Adam and Eve: Hevel in Hebrew, a word meaning "breath, vapor", something light that passes quickly. It is the same word as in the famous line of Ecclesiastes often rendered "Vanity of vanities", which literally says "Breath of breaths, all is breath" (Ecclesiastes 1:2).