First names in Hebrew

First name Nissan: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ניסן

Gematria value: 170

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nissan is written ניסן

Nissan is another spelling of Nisan, ניסן in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Nissan mean?

Meaning: "the month of Nisan"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar: Nisan, the month of spring and of Passover. It is a boy's name carried in Jewish families. Like the other names of the months, it comes from the language of Babylon.

Gematria

Nissan = 170

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. ניסן has 4 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• סthe letter Samekh60
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total170

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 Nissan, 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

Nissan, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nissan in three answers

How do you write Nissan in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nissan is written ניסן. Nissan is another spelling of Nisan, ניסן in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Nissan?
Written ניסן, Nissan is worth 170: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Samekh (60) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Nissan mean?
The month of Nisan (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of the first month of the Hebrew calendar: Nisan, the month of spring and of Passover. It is a boy's name carried in Jewish families. Like the other names of the months, it comes from the language of Babylon.