First names in Hebrew

First name Nathan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נתן

Gematria value: 500

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nathan is written נתן

Meaning and origin

What does Nathan 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

Nathan = 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 Nathan, 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

Nathan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nathan in three answers

How do you write Nathan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nathan is written נתן.

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

What does Nathan 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.