First names in Hebrew

First name Kim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

קים

Gematria value: 150

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Kim is written קים

Kim is the short form of Kimberly.

Meaning and origin

What does Kim mean?

Meaning: English place name, "Cyneburg's meadow"
Origin: English

Kimberly is first an English place name, Kimberley, explained through Old English as "Cyneburg's meadow", after a woman's name. A town in South Africa, famous for its diamond mines, took the name in the nineteenth century. As a first name, Kimberly was among the top American girls' names in the 1960s and 1970s.

Gematria

Kim = 150

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

• קthe letter Kuf100
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total150

The verse of the name

From the letter Kuf to the letter final Mem

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 Kim, from ק to ם:

קְרָא אֵלַי וְאֶעֱנֶךָּ וְאַגִּידָה לְּךָ גְּדֹלוֹת וּבְצֻרוֹת לֹא יְדַעְתָּם׃

“Call to Me and I will answer you, and I will tell you great and hidden things that you have not known.”

Jeremiah 33:3

The book of your first name

Kim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Kim in three answers

How do you write Kim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Kim is written קים. Kim is the short form of Kimberly.

What is the gematria value of Kim?
Written קים, Kim is worth 150: the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Kim mean?
English place name, "Cyneburg's meadow (origin: English). Kimberly is first an English place name, Kimberley, explained through Old English as "Cyneburg's meadow", after a woman's name. A town in South Africa, famous for its diamond mines, took the name in the nineteenth century. As a first name, Kimberly was among the top American girls' names in the 1960s and 1970s.