First names in Hebrew

First name Ketura: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קטורה

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ketura is written קטורה

Meaning and origin

What does Ketura mean?

Meaning: "fragrance of incense"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It shares its root with ketoret, "incense", the fragrance that rose up in the Temple. Keturah is "the fragrant one".

Gematria

Ketura = 320

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• טthe letter Tet9
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total320

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter He

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 Ketura, from ק to ה:

קוּם הִתְהַלֵּךְ בָּאָרֶץ לְאׇרְכָּהּ וּלְרׇחְבָּהּ כִּי לְךָ אֶתְּנֶנָּה׃

“Rise, walk through the land, its length and its breadth, for to you I will give it.”

Genesis 13:17

The book of your first name

Ketura, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ketura in three answers

How do you write Ketura in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ketura is written קטורה.

What is the gematria value of Ketura?
Written קטורה, Ketura is worth 320: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Ketura mean?
Fragrance of incense (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It shares its root with ketoret, "incense", the fragrance that rose up in the Temple. Keturah is "the fragrant one".