First names in Hebrew

First name Kahana: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

כהנא

Gematria value: 76

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kahana is written כהנא

Meaning and origin

What does Kahana mean?

Meaning: "the priest"
Origin: Aramaic

Kahana is the Aramaic form of kohen, "priest", a descendant of Aaron. It is the name of several sages of the Talmud, and it has also become a family name.

Gematria

Kahana = 76

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

• כthe letter Kaf20
• הthe letter He5
• נthe letter Nun50
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total76

The verse of the name

From the letter Kaf to the letter Aleph

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 Kahana, from כ to א:

כִּי הַמִּצְוָה הַזֹּאת אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי מְצַוְּךָ הַיּוֹם לֹא־נִפְלֵאת הִוא מִמְּךָ וְלֹא רְחֹקָה הִוא׃

“For this commandment that I command you today is not too hard for you, nor is it far away.”

Deuteronomy 30:11

The book of your first name

Kahana, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kahana in three answers

How do you write Kahana in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kahana is written כהנא.

What is the gematria value of Kahana?
Written כהנא, Kahana is worth 76: the letter Kaf (20) + the letter He (5) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Kahana mean?
The priest (origin: Aramaic). Kahana is the Aramaic form of kohen, "priest", a descendant of Aaron. It is the name of several sages of the Talmud, and it has also become a family name.