First names in Hebrew

First name Keith: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קית׳

Gematria value: 510

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Keith is written קית׳

Meaning and origin

What does Keith mean?

Meaning: disputed, perhaps "wood, forest"
Origin: Scottish

Keith is a Scottish place name and clan name, perhaps from a Brittonic word meaning "wood, forest". It became a first name in the twentieth century and was popular in Britain and America in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gematria

Keith = 510

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total510

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter Tav

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 Keith, from ק to ת:

קָטֹנְתִּי מִכֹּל הַחֲסָדִים וּמִכׇּל־הָאֱמֶת אֲשֶׁר עָשִׂיתָ אֶת־עַבְדֶּךָ כִּי בְמַקְלִי עָבַרְתִּי אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּן הַזֶּה וְעַתָּה הָיִיתִי לִשְׁנֵי מַחֲנוֹת׃

“I am too small for all the kindness and all the faithfulness You have shown Your servant: with only my staff I crossed this Jordan, and now I have become two camps.”

Genesis 32:11

The book of your first name

Keith, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Keith in three answers

How do you write Keith in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Keith is written קית׳.

What is the gematria value of Keith?
Written קית׳, Keith is worth 510: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Keith mean?
Disputed, perhaps "wood, forest (origin: Scottish). Keith is a Scottish place name and clan name, perhaps from a Brittonic word meaning "wood, forest". It became a first name in the twentieth century and was popular in Britain and America in the 1950s and 1960s.