First names in Hebrew

First name Ken: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קן

Gematria value: 150

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ken is written קן

Ken is short for Kenneth.

Meaning and origin

What does Ken mean?

Meaning: "handsome" or "born of fire"
Origin: Scottish

Kenneth is the English form of two Scottish Gaelic names, Cináed, perhaps "born of fire", and Coinneach, "handsome". Kenneth MacAlpin, in the ninth century, is remembered as the first king of the Scots. It was widely given in America and Britain in the 1940s and 1950s. Ken and Kenny are its short forms.

Gematria

Ken = 150

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. קן has 2 letters:

• קthe letter Kuf100
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total150

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter final Nun

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 Ken, from ק to ן:

קָרוֹב צִדְקִי יָצָא יִשְׁעִי וּזְרֹעַי עַמִּים יִשְׁפֹּטוּ אֵלַי אִיִּים יְקַוּוּ וְאֶל־זְרֹעִי יְיַחֵלוּן׃

“My justice is near, My salvation has gone forth, and My arms will judge the peoples; the distant islands wait for Me, and they hope in My arm.”

Isaiah 51:5

The book of your first name

Ken, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ken in three answers

How do you write Ken in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ken is written קן. Ken is short for Kenneth.

What is the gematria value of Ken?
Written קן, Ken is worth 150: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Ken mean?
Handsome" or "born of fire (origin: Scottish). Kenneth is the English form of two Scottish Gaelic names, Cináed, perhaps "born of fire", and Coinneach, "handsome". Kenneth MacAlpin, in the ninth century, is remembered as the first king of the Scots. It was widely given in America and Britain in the 1940s and 1950s. Ken and Kenny are its short forms.