First names in Hebrew

First name Nachman: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נחמן

Gematria value: 148

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nachman is written נחמן

Meaning and origin

What does Nachman mean?

Meaning: "comforted"
Origin: Hebrew

Nachman is a Hebrew name from the same root as nechamah, “comfort”: “the one who is comforted”, or “the one who comforts”. It echoes the words of the prophet: “Comfort, comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1).

Gematria

Nachman = 148

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• מthe letter Mem40
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total148

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter final Nun

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 Nachman, from נ to ן:

נֹפֶת תִּטֹּפְנָה שִׂפְתוֹתַיִךְ כַּלָּה דְּבַשׁ וְחָלָב תַּחַת לְשׁוֹנֵךְ וְרֵיחַ שַׂלְמֹתַיִךְ כְּרֵיחַ לְבָנוֹן׃

“Your lips drip honeycomb, my bride; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the scent of your garments is like the scent of Lebanon.”

Song of Songs 4:11

The book of your first name

Nachman, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nachman in three answers

How do you write Nachman in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nachman is written נחמן.

What is the gematria value of Nachman?
Written נחמן, Nachman is worth 148: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Nachman mean?
Comforted (origin: Hebrew). Nachman is a Hebrew name from the same root as nechamah, “comfort”: “the one who is comforted”, or “the one who comforts”. It echoes the words of the prophet: “Comfort, comfort My people” (Isaiah 40:1).