First names in Hebrew

First name Nofar: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נופר

Gematria value: 336

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nofar is written נופר

Meaning and origin

What does Nofar mean?

Meaning: "water lily"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a word of modern Hebrew: nufar, “a water lily”, the flower that opens on the surface of the water. It is a girl's name much given for several decades. The word is not found in the Bible; Hebrew took it from Arabic, the same source as the English “nenuphar”.

Gematria

Nofar = 336

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

• נthe letter Nun50
• וthe letter Vav6
• פthe letter Pe80
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total336

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Resh

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 Nofar, from נ to ר:

נַפְתָּלִי אַיָּלָה שְׁלֻחָה הַנֹּתֵן אִמְרֵי־שָׁפֶר׃

“Naphtali is a doe set free; he speaks words of beauty.”

Genesis 49:21

The book of your first name

Nofar, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nofar in three answers

How do you write Nofar in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nofar is written נופר.

What is the gematria value of Nofar?
Written נופר, Nofar is worth 336: the letter Nun (50) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Nofar mean?
Water lily (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a word of modern Hebrew: nufar, “a water lily”, the flower that opens on the surface of the water. It is a girl's name much given for several decades. The word is not found in the Bible; Hebrew took it from Arabic, the same source as the English “nenuphar”.