First names in Hebrew

First name Mazal: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מזל

Gematria value: 77

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mazal is written מזל

Meaning and origin

What does Mazal mean?

Meaning: "the constellation, the lucky star"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: mazal, “a constellation”, the star that watches over a person, and by extension “luck”. The twelve mazalot are the twelve constellations of the zodiac; and when we say mazal tov, we wish someone “a good star”. The name was much carried by Jewish women of Morocco and Iraq.

Gematria

Mazal = 77

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• זthe letter Zayin7
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total77

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem 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 Mazal, from מ to ל:

מַה־טֹּבוּ אֹהָלֶיךָ יַעֲקֹב מִשְׁכְּנֹתֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“How good are your tents, Jacob, your dwellings, Israel!”

Numbers 24:5

The book of your first name

Mazal, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mazal in three answers

How do you write Mazal in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mazal is written מזל.

What is the gematria value of Mazal?
Written מזל, Mazal is worth 77: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Mazal mean?
The constellation, the lucky star (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: mazal, “a constellation”, the star that watches over a person, and by extension “luck”. The twelve mazalot are the twelve constellations of the zodiac; and when we say mazal tov, we wish someone “a good star”. The name was much carried by Jewish women of Morocco and Iraq.