First names in Hebrew

First name Huldah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חולדה

Gematria value: 53

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Huldah is written חולדה

Huldah is the English Bible form of Chulda, חולדה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Huldah mean?

Meaning: origin disputed: "weasel", or "the world, the span of life"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to a prophetess of the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: in Hebrew, chuldah is the weasel, a small, quick and discreet animal; but the word is also close to cheled, "the world, the span of life", as in the Psalm "My lifetime is as nothing before You" (Psalms 39:6).

Gematria

Huldah = 53

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חולדה has 5 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• דthe letter Dalet4
• הthe letter He5
• Total53

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 Huldah, 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

Huldah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Huldah in three answers

How do you write Huldah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Huldah is written חולדה. Huldah is the English Bible form of Chulda, חולדה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Huldah?
Written חולדה, Huldah is worth 53: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter He (5).

What does Huldah mean?
Origin disputed: "weasel", or "the world, the span of life (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to a prophetess of the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: in Hebrew, chuldah is the weasel, a small, quick and discreet animal; but the word is also close to cheled, "the world, the span of life", as in the Psalm "My lifetime is as nothing before You" (Psalms 39:6).