First names in Hebrew

First name Keshet: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קשת

Gematria value: 800

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Keshet is written קשת

Meaning and origin

What does Keshet mean?

Meaning: "rainbow"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: keshet, "bow", and above all "rainbow". It is a modern name, given to girls and boys alike.

Gematria

Keshet = 800

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• שthe letter Shin300
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total800

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 Keshet, 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

Keshet, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Keshet in three answers

How do you write Keshet in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Keshet is written קשת.

What is the gematria value of Keshet?
Written קשת, Keshet is worth 800: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Keshet mean?
Rainbow (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: keshet, "bow", and above all "rainbow". It is a modern name, given to girls and boys alike.