First names in Hebrew

First name Pamela: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פמלה

Gematria value: 155

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Pamela is written פמלה

Meaning and origin

What does Pamela mean?

Meaning: "all honey" (meaning disputed)
Origin: English

Your name was invented by a poet. Sir Philip Sidney, an English writer of the Renaissance, created it at the end of the sixteenth century for a heroine of his romance Arcadia. He is thought to have formed it from the Greek pan, "all", and meli, "honey": "all honey". Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela (1740) made it famous.

Gematria

Pamela = 155

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• מthe letter Mem40
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total155

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter He

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 Pamela, from פ to ה:

פָּרַשׂ עָנָן לְמָסָךְ וְאֵשׁ לְהָאִיר לָיְלָה׃

“He spread a cloud as a covering, and fire to give light by night.”

Psalms 105:39

The book of your first name

Pamela, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Pamela in three answers

How do you write Pamela in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Pamela is written פמלה.

What is the gematria value of Pamela?
Written פמלה, Pamela is worth 155: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Pamela mean?
All honey" (meaning disputed) (origin: English). Your name was invented by a poet. Sir Philip Sidney, an English writer of the Renaissance, created it at the end of the sixteenth century for a heroine of his romance Arcadia. He is thought to have formed it from the Greek pan, "all", and meli, "honey": "all honey". Samuel Richardson's novel Pamela (1740) made it famous.