First names in Hebrew

First name Nathanael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נתנאל

Gematria value: 531

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nathanael is written נתנאל

Nathanael is a spelling of Nathaniel, Netanel, נתנאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Nathanael mean?

Meaning: "God gave"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it joins natan, “he gave”, and a word for God: “God gave”. It is a biblical name, much given in Hebrew; in English it became Nathaniel. Whoever carries it is a gift.

Gematria

Nathanael = 531

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• תthe letter Tav400
• נthe letter Nun50
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total531

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Lamed

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 Nathanael, from נ to ל:

נַפְשִׁי אִוִּיתִךָ בַּלַּיְלָה אַף־רוּחִי בְקִרְבִּי אֲשַׁחֲרֶךָּ כִּי כַּאֲשֶׁר מִשְׁפָּטֶיךָ לָאָרֶץ צֶדֶק לָמְדוּ יֹשְׁבֵי תֵבֵל׃

“My soul has longed for You in the night, and my spirit within me seeks You at dawn; for when Your judgments are on the earth, the inhabitants of the world learn justice.”

Isaiah 26:9

The book of your first name

Nathanael, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nathanael in three answers

How do you write Nathanael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nathanael is written נתנאל. Nathanael is a spelling of Nathaniel, Netanel, נתנאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Nathanael?
Written נתנאל, Nathanael is worth 531: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Nathanael mean?
God gave (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it joins natan, “he gave”, and a word for God: “God gave”. It is a biblical name, much given in Hebrew; in English it became Nathaniel. Whoever carries it is a gift.