First names in Hebrew

First name Jenna: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳נה

Gematria value: 58

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jenna is written ג׳נה

Meaning and origin

What does Jenna mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (Jennifer, "white"; or the Arabic janna, "garden")
Origin: disputed

Your name has a disputed origin. In English it is a form of Jenny, the pet form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, "white, bright". In Arabic, Janna, pronounced almost the same, means "garden".

Gematria

Jenna = 58

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total58

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Jenna, from ג to ה:

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃

“Even darkness is not dark for You; the night shines like the day, darkness and light are alike.”

Psalms 139:12

The book of your first name

Jenna, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jenna in three answers

How do you write Jenna in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jenna is written ג׳נה.

What is the gematria value of Jenna?
Written ג׳נה, Jenna is worth 58: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Jenna mean?
Of disputed origin (Jennifer, "white"; or the Arabic janna, "garden") (origin: disputed). Your name has a disputed origin. In English it is a form of Jenny, the pet form of Jennifer, from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, "white, bright". In Arabic, Janna, pronounced almost the same, means "garden".