First names in Hebrew

First name Jennifer: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ג׳ניפר

Gematria value: 343

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Jennifer is written ג׳ניפר

Meaning and origin

What does Jennifer mean?

Meaning: "white and smooth" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Celtic

Your name is the Cornish form of Guinevere, the queen of the legends of King Arthur. It comes from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, whose first part, gwen, means "white, fair, bright"; the second is disputed, often translated "smooth" or "soft". Long a local name, it conquered the English-speaking world in the twentieth century, and was the top girls' name in America in the 1970s.

Gematria

Jennifer = 343

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total343

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Resh

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 Jennifer, from ג to ר:

גָּדוֹל אֲדוֹנֵינוּ וְרַב־כֹּחַ לִתְבוּנָתוֹ אֵין מִסְפָּר׃

“Great is our Master and mighty in power; His understanding is beyond measure.”

Psalms 147:5

The book of your first name

Jennifer, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Jennifer in three answers

How do you write Jennifer in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Jennifer is written ג׳ניפר.

What is the gematria value of Jennifer?
Written ג׳ניפר, Jennifer is worth 343: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Jennifer mean?
White and smooth" (meaning disputed) (origin: Celtic). Your name is the Cornish form of Guinevere, the queen of the legends of King Arthur. It comes from the Welsh Gwenhwyfar, whose first part, gwen, means "white, fair, bright"; the second is disputed, often translated "smooth" or "soft". Long a local name, it conquered the English-speaking world in the twentieth century, and was the top girls' name in America in the 1970s.