First names in Hebrew

First name Merab: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מירב

Gematria value: 252

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Merab is written מירב

Merab is the English form of Merav, מירב in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Merab mean?

Meaning: "abundance" (meaning debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is debated; it is most often linked to rav, “many, abundant”: “abundance”. It is a girl's name, much given since the 1970s.

Gematria

Merab = 252

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total252

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Bet

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 Merab, from מ to ב:

מִי־הָאִישׁ הֶחָפֵץ חַיִּים אֹהֵב יָמִים לִרְאוֹת טוֹב׃

“Who is the man who desires life, who loves days in which to see good?”

Psalms 34:13

The book of your first name

Merab, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Merab in three answers

How do you write Merab in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Merab is written מירב. Merab is the English form of Merav, מירב in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Merab?
Written מירב, Merab is worth 252: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Merab mean?
Abundance" (meaning debated) (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is debated; it is most often linked to rav, “many, abundant”: “abundance”. It is a girl's name, much given since the 1970s.