First names in Hebrew

First name Madeleine: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מגדל

Gematria value: 77

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Madeleine is written מגדל

Madeleine is the French form of Madeline, from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

Meaning and origin

What does Madeleine mean?

Meaning: "of Magdala", that is, "the tower"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name comes from Magdala, a small fishing town in the Galilee, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The town's name comes from the Hebrew and Aramaic migdal, “a tower”: a tower keeping watch over the water. Madeline and Madelyn are the English forms, Madeleine the French one.

Gematria

Madeleine = 77

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מגדל has 4 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• גthe letter Gimel3
• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total77

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Lamed

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 Madeleine, from מ to ל:

מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!”

Numbers 24:5

The book of your first name

Madeleine, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Madeleine in three answers

How do you write Madeleine in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Madeleine is written מגדל. Madeleine is the French form of Madeline, from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

What is the gematria value of Madeleine?
Written מגדל, Madeleine is worth 77: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Madeleine mean?
Of Magdala", that is, "the tower (origin: Hebrew). Your name comes from Magdala, a small fishing town in the Galilee, on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. The town's name comes from the Hebrew and Aramaic migdal, “a tower”: a tower keeping watch over the water. Madeline and Madelyn are the English forms, Madeleine the French one.