First names in Hebrew

First name Netanya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נתניה

Gematria value: 515

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Netanya is written נתניה

Meaning and origin

What does Netanya mean?

Meaning: "God gave"
Origin: Hebrew

Netanya is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from natan, “to give”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God gave”. In the Bible it is a man's name; it has also become a girl's name, and the name of a city on the Mediterranean coast.

Gematria

Netanya = 515

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• תthe letter Tav400
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total515

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter He

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 Netanya, from נ to ה:

נְקִי כַפַּיִם וּבַר־לֵבָב אֲשֶׁר לֹא־נָשָׂא לַשָּׁוְא נַפְשִׁי וְלֹא נִשְׁבַּע לְמִרְמָה׃

“One who has clean hands and a pure heart, who has not lifted up his soul to falsehood, and has not sworn deceitfully.”

Psalms 24:4

The book of your first name

Netanya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Netanya in three answers

How do you write Netanya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Netanya is written נתניה.

What is the gematria value of Netanya?
Written נתניה, Netanya is worth 515: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Netanya mean?
God gave (origin: Hebrew). Netanya is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from natan, “to give”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God gave”. In the Bible it is a man's name; it has also become a girl's name, and the name of a city on the Mediterranean coast.