First names in Hebrew

First name Mephibosheth: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מפיבשת

Gematria value: 832

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mephibosheth is written מפיבשת

Mephibosheth is the English form of Mefiboshet, מפיבשת in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Mephibosheth 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

Mephibosheth = 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 Mephibosheth, 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

Mephibosheth, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Mephibosheth in three answers

How do you write Mephibosheth in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mephibosheth is written מפיבשת. Mephibosheth is the English form of Mefiboshet, מפיבשת in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Mephibosheth?
Written מפיבשת, Mephibosheth 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 Mephibosheth 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.