First names in Hebrew

First name Madeline: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מגדל

Gematria value: 77

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Madeline is written מגדל

Madeline comes from Magdala, a town whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

Meaning and origin

What does Madeline 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

Madeline = 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 Madeline, 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

Madeline, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Madeline in three answers

How do you write Madeline in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Madeline is written מגדל. Madeline comes from Magdala, a town whose name comes from the Hebrew migdal, מגדל, “tower”.

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

What does Madeline 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.