First names in Hebrew

First name Mark: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מארק

Gematria value: 341

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mark is written מארק

Meaning and origin

What does Mark mean?

Meaning: from Marcus, linked to Mars, the red planet
Origin: Latin

Mark comes from the Latin Marcus, a very common Roman first name, usually linked to Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. Marc is its French spelling, Marcus the Latin form, Marco the Italian form. It was among the most given names in America in the 1950s and 1960s.

Gematria

Mark = 341

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total341

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Kuf

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 Mark, from מ to ק:

מַיִם קָרִים עַל־נֶפֶשׁ עֲיֵפָה וּשְׁמוּעָה טוֹבָה מֵאֶרֶץ מֶרְחָק׃

“Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.”

Proverbs 25:25

The book of your first name

Mark, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mark in three answers

How do you write Mark in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mark is written מארק.

What is the gematria value of Mark?
Written מארק, Mark is worth 341: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Mark mean?
From Marcus, linked to Mars, the red planet (origin: Latin). Mark comes from the Latin Marcus, a very common Roman first name, usually linked to Mars, the Latin name of the red planet. Marc is its French spelling, Marcus the Latin form, Marco the Italian form. It was among the most given names in America in the 1950s and 1960s.