First names in Hebrew

First name Mendel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מענדל

Gematria value: 194

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mendel is written מענדל

Mendel is the Yiddish pet form of Menachem, מנחם in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Mendel mean?

Meaning: "the one who comforts" (a pet form of Menachem)
Origin: Yiddish

Mendel is the Yiddish pet form of Menachem, a Hebrew name meaning “the one who comforts”; Mendy is its even more familiar short form. Among Ashkenazi Jews, it was often carried together with the original: Menachem Mendel. It has also become a family name.

Gematria

Mendel = 194

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מענדל has 5 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• עthe letter Ayin70
• נthe letter Nun50
• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total194

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 Mendel, 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

Mendel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mendel in three answers

How do you write Mendel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mendel is written מענדל. Mendel is the Yiddish pet form of Menachem, מנחם in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Mendel?
Written מענדל, Mendel is worth 194: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Mendel mean?
The one who comforts" (a pet form of Menachem) (origin: Yiddish). Mendel is the Yiddish pet form of Menachem, a Hebrew name meaning “the one who comforts”; Mendy is its even more familiar short form. Among Ashkenazi Jews, it was often carried together with the original: Menachem Mendel. It has also become a family name.