First names in Hebrew

First name Naftoli: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נפתלי

Gematria value: 570

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Naftoli is written נפתלי

Naftoli is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Naftali, נפתלי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Naftoli mean?

Meaning: "my struggle"
Origin: Hebrew

Naftoli is the way Naftali is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Naftali means “my struggle”: Rachel names him saying, “I have wrestled mighty wrestlings with my sister, and I have prevailed” (Genesis 30:8).

Gematria

Naftoli = 570

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• פthe letter Pe80
• תthe letter Tav400
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total570

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun 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 Naftoli, from נ to י:

נֵר־לְרַגְלִי דְבָרֶךָ וְאוֹר לִנְתִיבָתִי׃

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”

Psalms 119:105

The book of your first name

Naftoli, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Naftoli in three answers

How do you write Naftoli in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Naftoli is written נפתלי. Naftoli is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Naftali, נפתלי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Naftoli?
Written נפתלי, Naftoli is worth 570: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Naftoli mean?
My struggle (origin: Hebrew). Naftoli is the way Naftali is pronounced in Ashkenazi and Orthodox families: the same name, the same letters. Naftali means “my struggle”: Rachel names him saying, “I have wrestled mighty wrestlings with my sister, and I have prevailed” (Genesis 30:8).