First names in Hebrew

First name Menachem: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מנחם

Gematria value: 138

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Menachem is written מנחם

Meaning and origin

What does Menachem mean?

Meaning: "the one who comforts"
Origin: Hebrew

Menachem is a Hebrew name meaning “the one who comforts”, from nechamah, “comfort”. God says in the Book of Isaiah: “I, I am the One who comforts you” (Isaiah 51:12).

Gematria

Menachem = 138

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total138

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter final Mem

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 Menachem, from מ to ם:

מִכׇּל־מִשְׁמָר נְצֹר לִבֶּךָ כִּי־מִמֶּנּוּ תּוֹצְאוֹת חַיִּים׃

“Above all that you guard, guard your heart, for from it flow the springs of life.”

Proverbs 4:23

The book of your first name

Menachem, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Menachem in three answers

How do you write Menachem in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Menachem is written מנחם.

What is the gematria value of Menachem?
Written מנחם, Menachem is worth 138: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Menachem mean?
The one who comforts (origin: Hebrew). Menachem is a Hebrew name meaning “the one who comforts”, from nechamah, “comfort”. God says in the Book of Isaiah: “I, I am the One who comforts you” (Isaiah 51:12).