First names in Hebrew

First name Pagiel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פגעיאל

Gematria value: 194

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Pagiel is written פגעיאל

Meaning and origin

What does Pagiel mean?

Meaning: "meeting with God", meaning debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it is built on the verb paga, “to meet, to intercede”, followed by a word for God. It is understood as “meeting with God”, but its meaning remains debated. The Talmud reads prayer in this verb: when Jacob “met the place”, he prayed (Berakhot 26b, on Genesis 28:11).

Gematria

Pagiel = 194

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פגעיאל has 6 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• גthe letter Gimel3
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total194

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Lamed

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 Pagiel, from פ to ל:

פֶּן־יִטְרֹף כְּאַרְיֵה נַפְשִׁי פֹּרֵק וְאֵין מַצִּיל׃

“Lest he tear me apart like a lion, dragging me off with no one to rescue me.”

Psalms 7:3

The book of your first name

Pagiel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Pagiel in three answers

How do you write Pagiel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Pagiel is written פגעיאל.

What is the gematria value of Pagiel?
Written פגעיאל, Pagiel is worth 194: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Pagiel mean?
Meeting with God", meaning debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it is built on the verb paga, “to meet, to intercede”, followed by a word for God. It is understood as “meeting with God”, but its meaning remains debated. The Talmud reads prayer in this verb: when Jacob “met the place”, he prayed (Berakhot 26b, on Genesis 28:11).