First names in Hebrew

First name Mefiboshet: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מפיבשת

Gematria value: 832

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mefiboshet is written מפיבשת

Meaning and origin

What does Mefiboshet mean?

Meaning: of debated origin
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a name from the Bible, that of Jonathan's son. Its meaning is debated; its ending recalls the word boshet, “shame”, and the Book of Chronicles gives him another name (1 Chronicles 8:34). It is very rare as a first name.

Gematria

Mefiboshet = 832

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מפיבשת has 6 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• שthe letter Shin300
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total832

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Tav

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 Mefiboshet, from מ to ת:

מִי־זֹאת הַנִּשְׁקָפָה כְּמוֹ־שָׁחַר יָפָה כַלְּבָנָה בָּרָה כַּחַמָּה אֲיֻמָּה כַּנִּדְגָּלוֹת׃

“Who is this who looks forth like the dawn, beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun, awe-inspiring as an army with banners?”

Song of Songs 6:10

The book of your first name

Mefiboshet, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mefiboshet in three answers

How do you write Mefiboshet in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mefiboshet is written מפיבשת.

What is the gematria value of Mefiboshet?
Written מפיבשת, Mefiboshet is worth 832: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Mefiboshet mean?
Of debated origin (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a name from the Bible, that of Jonathan's son. Its meaning is debated; its ending recalls the word boshet, “shame”, and the Book of Chronicles gives him another name (1 Chronicles 8:34). It is very rare as a first name.