First names in Hebrew

First name Irad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עירד

Gematria value: 284

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Irad is written עירד

Meaning and origin

What does Irad mean?

Meaning: origin disputed
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah. Its meaning is disputed. It begins like ir, "city", and appears right after the first city of the Bible, which Cain names after his son Enoch (Genesis 4:17-18); but this is only a comparison.

Gematria

Irad = 284

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total284

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Dalet

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 Irad, from ע to ד:

עֵת לִבְכּוֹת וְעֵת לִשְׂחוֹק עֵת סְפוֹד וְעֵת רְקוֹד׃

“A time to weep and a time to laugh, a time to mourn and a time to dance.”

Ecclesiastes 3:4

The book of your first name

Irad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Irad in three answers

How do you write Irad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Irad is written עירד.

What is the gematria value of Irad?
Written עירד, Irad is worth 284: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Irad mean?
Origin disputed (origin: Hebrew). Your name is one of the oldest in the Torah. Its meaning is disputed. It begins like ir, "city", and appears right after the first city of the Bible, which Cain names after his son Enoch (Genesis 4:17-18); but this is only a comparison.