First names in Hebrew

First name Malachi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מלאכי

Gematria value: 101

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Malachi is written מלאכי

Meaning and origin

What does Malachi mean?

Meaning: "my messenger"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Malachi, the last of the prophets of the Bible. It means “my messenger”, from malach, “messenger”, a word that also means an angel.

Gematria

Malachi = 101

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• אthe letter Aleph1
• כthe letter Kaf20
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total101

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Yod

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 Malachi, from מ to י:

מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי׃

“He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me firm upon my heights.”

Psalms 18:34

The book of your first name

Malachi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Malachi in three answers

How do you write Malachi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Malachi is written מלאכי.

What is the gematria value of Malachi?
Written מלאכי, Malachi is worth 101: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Malachi mean?
My messenger (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Malachi, the last of the prophets of the Bible. It means “my messenger”, from malach, “messenger”, a word that also means an angel.