First names in Hebrew

First name Menahem: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מנחם

Gematria value: 138

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Menahem is written מנחם

Menahem is another spelling of Menachem, מנחם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Menahem 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

Menahem = 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 Menahem, 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

Menahem, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Menahem in three answers

How do you write Menahem in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Menahem is written מנחם. Menahem is another spelling of Menachem, מנחם in Hebrew.

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

What does Menahem 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).