First names in Hebrew

First name Makhlouf: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מכלוף

Gematria value: 176

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Makhlouf is written מכלוף

Meaning and origin

What does Makhlouf mean?

Meaning: "the one who replaces", the child given in place of another
Origin: Judeo-Arabic

Makhlouf is a name of the Jews of North Africa: Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. It comes from the Arabic makhluf, from the root kh-l-f, “to succeed, to replace”: the child “given in replacement”. According to the most often reported custom, it was given to a boy born after the loss of another child, as a consolation, to say that life goes on. Hebrew has the same root, ch-l-f: chalaf, “to pass, to be renewed”, and chalifah, “a change”.

Gematria

Makhlouf = 176

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• כthe letter Kaf20
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• ףthe letter final Pe80
• Total176

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Pe

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 Makhlouf, from מ to ף:

מַעֲנֶה־רַּךְ יָשִׁיב חֵמָה וּדְבַר־עֶצֶב יַעֲלֶה־אָף׃

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a hurtful word stirs up anger.”

Proverbs 15:1

The book of your first name

Makhlouf, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Makhlouf in three answers

How do you write Makhlouf in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Makhlouf is written מכלוף.

What is the gematria value of Makhlouf?
Written מכלוף, Makhlouf is worth 176: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Pe (80).

What does Makhlouf mean?
The one who replaces", the child given in place of another (origin: Judeo-Arabic). Makhlouf is a name of the Jews of North Africa: Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. It comes from the Arabic makhluf, from the root kh-l-f, “to succeed, to replace”: the child “given in replacement”. According to the most often reported custom, it was given to a boy born after the loss of another child, as a consolation, to say that life goes on. Hebrew has the same root, ch-l-f: chalaf, “to pass, to be renewed”, and chalifah, “a change”.