First names in Hebrew
First name Manny: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
עמנואל
Gematria value: 197
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Manny is written עמנואל
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Manny mean?
Meaning: short form of Emmanuel, "God is with us"
Origin: Hebrew
Manny is the short form of Emmanuel and of the Spanish Manuel. Both come from the Hebrew Immanuel, “God is with us”, a name from the book of Isaiah.
Gematria
Manny = 197
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. עמנואל has 6 letters:
- עthe letter Ayin70
- מthe letter Mem40
- נthe letter Nun50
- וthe letter Vav6
- אthe letter Aleph1
- לthe letter Lamed30
- Total197
Written מני (as it sounds in English), Manny is worth 100.
The verse of the name
From the letter Ayin 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 Manny, from ע to ל:
עֲלֵיהֶם עוֹף־הַשָּׁמַיִם יִשְׁכּוֹן מִבֵּין עֳפָאיִם יִתְּנוּ־קוֹל׃
“Beside them the birds of the sky make their home; from among the branches they lift their voices.”
Psalms 104:12
The book of your first name
Manny, in nine pages
- Manny, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Manny
- Manny, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Manny in three answers
How do you write Manny in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Manny is written עמנואל. Manny is a short form of Emmanuel and Manuel, from Immanuel, עמנואל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מני.
What is the gematria value of Manny?
Written עמנואל, Manny is worth 197: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written מני (as it sounds in English), it is worth 100.
What does Manny mean?
Short form of Emmanuel, "God is with us (origin: Hebrew). Manny is the short form of Emmanuel and of the Spanish Manuel. Both come from the Hebrew Immanuel, “God is with us”, a name from the book of Isaiah.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).