First names in Hebrew

First name Max: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מקס

Gematria value: 200

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Max is written מקס

Meaning and origin

What does Max mean?

Meaning: "the greatest"
Origin: Latin

Max is the short form of Maximilian and of Maxwell, and today a name in its own right. Maximilian comes from the Latin maximus, "the greatest". Short and strong, Max is popular in Britain, America and across Europe.

Gematria

Max = 200

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• קthe letter Kuf100
• סthe letter Samekh60
• Total200

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Samekh

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 Max, from מ to ס:

מְקוֹר חַיִּים פִּי צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָס׃

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

Proverbs 10:11

The book of your first name

Max, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Max in three answers

How do you write Max in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Max is written מקס.

What is the gematria value of Max?
Written מקס, Max is worth 200: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Samekh (60).

What does Max mean?
The greatest (origin: Latin). Max is the short form of Maximilian and of Maxwell, and today a name in its own right. Maximilian comes from the Latin maximus, "the greatest". Short and strong, Max is popular in Britain, America and across Europe.