First names in Hebrew

First name Noam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נועם

Gematria value: 166

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Noam is written נועם

Meaning and origin

What does Noam mean?

Meaning: "sweetness, pleasantness"
Origin: Hebrew

Noam is a Hebrew name, and it keeps its original form in English. The word noam means “sweetness, pleasantness, grace”: what is pleasant to live, to see and to hear. Much given today in Jewish families, it has become a well-loved name elsewhere too.

Gematria

Noam = 166

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total166

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter final Mem

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 Noam, from נ to ם:

נַעַר הָיִיתִי גַּם־זָקַנְתִּי וְלֹא־רָאִיתִי צַדִּיק נֶעֱזָב וְזַרְעוֹ מְבַקֶּשׁ־לָחֶם׃

“I was young, and now I have grown old, yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his children begging for bread.”

Psalms 37:25

The book of your first name

Noam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Noam in three answers

How do you write Noam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Noam is written נועם.

What is the gematria value of Noam?
Written נועם, Noam is worth 166: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Noam mean?
Sweetness, pleasantness (origin: Hebrew). Noam is a Hebrew name, and it keeps its original form in English. The word noam means “sweetness, pleasantness, grace”: what is pleasant to live, to see and to hear. Much given today in Jewish families, it has become a well-loved name elsewhere too.