First names in Hebrew

First name Natan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נתן

Gematria value: 500

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Natan is written נתן

Natan is the Hebrew form of Nathan, נתן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Natan mean?

Meaning: "he gave"
Origin: Hebrew

Nathan, Natan in Hebrew, is a biblical name that simply means “he gave”. It is the short form of Netanel, “God gave”. A name that says a child is a gift.

Gematria

Natan = 500

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נתן has 3 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• תthe letter Tav400
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total500

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 Natan, 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

Natan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Natan in three answers

How do you write Natan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Natan is written נתן. Natan is the Hebrew form of Nathan, נתן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Natan?
Written נתן, Natan is worth 500: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Natan mean?
He gave (origin: Hebrew). Nathan, Natan in Hebrew, is a biblical name that simply means “he gave”. It is the short form of Netanel, “God gave”. A name that says a child is a gift.