First names in Hebrew

First name Methuselah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מתושלח

Gematria value: 784

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Methuselah is written מתושלח

Methuselah is the English form of Metushelach, מתושלח in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Methuselah mean?

Meaning: of debated origin
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Methuselah, son of Enoch. Its meaning is debated: it is often broken down into metu, “man of”, and shelach, “weapon, javelin”, but nothing is certain.

Gematria

Methuselah = 784

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. מתושלח has 6 letters:

• מthe letter Mem40
• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• שthe letter Shin300
• לthe letter Lamed30
• חthe letter Chet8
• Total784

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Chet

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 Methuselah, from מ to ח:

מַרְפֵּא לָשׁוֹן עֵץ חַיִּים וְסֶלֶף בָּהּ שֶׁבֶר בְּרוּחַ׃

“A healing tongue is a tree of life, but crookedness in it breaks the spirit.”

Proverbs 15:4

The book of your first name

Methuselah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Methuselah in three answers

How do you write Methuselah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Methuselah is written מתושלח. Methuselah is the English form of Metushelach, מתושלח in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Methuselah?
Written מתושלח, Methuselah is worth 784: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Chet (8).

What does Methuselah mean?
Of debated origin (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Methuselah, son of Enoch. Its meaning is debated: it is often broken down into metu, “man of”, and shelach, “weapon, javelin”, but nothing is certain.