First names in Hebrew

First name Mottel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מרדכי

Gematria value: 274

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Mottel is written מרדכי

RecommendedמרדכיThe original spellingMottel is a Yiddish pet form of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew.Value: 274

מאטלAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 80

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Mottel mean?

Meaning: pet form of Mordechai (origin debated)
Origin: Hebrew

Mottel is the Yiddish pet form of Mordechai, known to many as the young tailor of Fiddler on the Roof. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated.

Gematria

Mottel = 274

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

מthe letter Mem40
רthe letter Resh200
דthe letter Dalet4
כthe letter Kaf20
יthe letter Yod10
Total274

Written מאטל (as it sounds in English), Mottel is worth 80.

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Yod

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 Mottel, from מ to י:

מְשַׁוֶּה רַגְלַי כָּאַיָּלוֹת וְעַל בָּמֹתַי יַעֲמִידֵנִי׃

“He makes my feet like the feet of deer, and sets me firm upon my heights.”

Psalms 18:34

The book of your first name

Mottel, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Mottel in three answers

How do you write Mottel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Mottel is written מרדכי. Mottel is a Yiddish pet form of Mordechai, מרדכי in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written מאטל.

What is the gematria value of Mottel?
Written מרדכי, Mottel is worth 274: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Kaf (20) + the letter Yod (10). Written מאטל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 80.

What does Mottel mean?
Pet form of Mordechai (origin debated) (origin: Hebrew). Mottel is the Yiddish pet form of Mordechai, known to many as the young tailor of Fiddler on the Roof. Mordechai is the hero of the Book of Esther; the origin of his name is debated.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).