First names in Hebrew

First name Nimrod: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נמרוד

Gematria value: 300

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nimrod is written נמרוד

Meaning and origin

What does Nimrod mean?

Meaning: of debated origin; tradition links it to "to rebel"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is biblical. Its origin is debated; Jewish tradition links it to the Hebrew verb marad, “to rebel”. It is a name carried today in Jewish families, and the name of a great medieval fortress on the slopes of Mount Hermon.

Gematria

Nimrod = 300

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total300

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Dalet

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 Nimrod, from נ to ד:

נֹצֵר תְּאֵנָה יֹאכַל פִּרְיָהּ וְשֹׁמֵר אֲדֹנָיו יְכֻבָּד׃

“Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and whoever looks after his master will be honored.”

Proverbs 27:18

The book of your first name

Nimrod, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nimrod in three answers

How do you write Nimrod in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nimrod is written נמרוד.

What is the gematria value of Nimrod?
Written נמרוד, Nimrod is worth 300: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Nimrod mean?
Of debated origin; tradition links it to "to rebel (origin: Hebrew). Your name is biblical. Its origin is debated; Jewish tradition links it to the Hebrew verb marad, “to rebel”. It is a name carried today in Jewish families, and the name of a great medieval fortress on the slopes of Mount Hermon.