First names in Hebrew

First name Hoglah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חגלה

Gematria value: 46

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Hoglah is written חגלה

Meaning and origin

What does Hoglah mean?

Meaning: "partridge" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to one of the daughters of Zelophehad. It is linked to a word of rabbinic Hebrew meaning "partridge", but the meaning remains disputed. It also gave its name to a place near the Jordan, Beth-hoglah (Joshua 15:6).

Gematria

Hoglah = 46

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• גthe letter Gimel3
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total46

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

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 Hoglah, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Hoglah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Hoglah in three answers

How do you write Hoglah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Hoglah is written חגלה.

What is the gematria value of Hoglah?
Written חגלה, Hoglah is worth 46: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Hoglah mean?
Partridge" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to one of the daughters of Zelophehad. It is linked to a word of rabbinic Hebrew meaning "partridge", but the meaning remains disputed. It also gave its name to a place near the Jordan, Beth-hoglah (Joshua 15:6).