First names in Hebrew

First name Matan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מתן

Gematria value: 490

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Matan is written מתן

Meaning and origin

What does Matan mean?

Meaning: "the gift"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: matan, “a gift, a present”. It is a name much loved in Jewish families. You hear it in matan Torah, “the giving of the Torah”, celebrated on Shavuot.

Gematria

Matan = 490

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מתן has 3 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• תthe letter Tav400
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total490

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Nun

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 Matan, from מ to ן:

מַעְיַן גַּנִּים בְּאֵר מַיִם חַיִּים וְנֹזְלִים מִן־לְבָנוֹן׃

“A fountain of gardens, a well of living water, streams flowing down from Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:15

The book of your first name

Matan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Matan in three answers

How do you write Matan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Matan is written מתן.

What is the gematria value of Matan?
Written מתן, Matan is worth 490: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Matan mean?
The gift (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: matan, “a gift, a present”. It is a name much loved in Jewish families. You hear it in matan Torah, “the giving of the Torah”, celebrated on Shavuot.