First names in Hebrew

First name Nechunya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נחוניא

Gematria value: 125

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nechunya is written נחוניא

Meaning and origin

What does Nechunya mean?

Meaning: of debated origin
Origin: Hebrew

Nechunya is a name from the Mishnah, carried by Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKanah, a sage of the 1st century. Its meaning is debated. Tradition attributes to him the prayer Ana BeKoach, said every Friday evening to welcome Shabbat.

Gematria

Nechunya = 125

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נחוניא has 6 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• וthe letter Vav6
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total125

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Aleph

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 Nechunya, from נ to א:

נֶפֶשׁ־בְּרָכָה תְדֻשָּׁן וּמַרְוֶה גַּם־הוּא יוֹרֶא׃

“The soul that blesses will be filled, and the one who gives water will himself be refreshed.”

Proverbs 11:25

The book of your first name

Nechunya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nechunya in three answers

How do you write Nechunya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nechunya is written נחוניא.

What is the gematria value of Nechunya?
Written נחוניא, Nechunya is worth 125: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Nechunya mean?
Of debated origin (origin: Hebrew). Nechunya is a name from the Mishnah, carried by Rabbi Nechunya ben HaKanah, a sage of the 1st century. Its meaning is debated. Tradition attributes to him the prayer Ana BeKoach, said every Friday evening to welcome Shabbat.