First names in Hebrew

First name Martha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרתא

Gematria value: 641

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Martha is written מרתא

Martha comes from the Aramaic Marta, מרתא, “the lady”.

Meaning and origin

What does Martha mean?

Meaning: "the lady, the mistress of the house"
Origin: Aramaic

Martha comes from Aramaic, the sister language of Hebrew, spoken by Jews in the time of the Talmud: marta means “the lady, the mistress of the house”, the feminine of mar, “master”. In the Talmud, the sages address one another as mar.

Gematria

Martha = 641

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• תthe letter Tav400
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total641

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Aleph

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 Martha, from מ to א:

מוֹנֶה מִסְפָּר לַכּוֹכָבִים לְכֻלָּם שֵׁמוֹת יִקְרָא׃

“He counts the number of the stars; He calls each of them by name.”

Psalms 147:4

The book of your first name

Martha, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Martha in three answers

How do you write Martha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Martha is written מרתא. Martha comes from the Aramaic Marta, מרתא, “the lady”.

What is the gematria value of Martha?
Written מרתא, Martha is worth 641: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Martha mean?
The lady, the mistress of the house (origin: Aramaic). Martha comes from Aramaic, the sister language of Hebrew, spoken by Jews in the time of the Talmud: marta means “the lady, the mistress of the house”, the feminine of mar, “master”. In the Talmud, the sages address one another as mar.