First names in Hebrew

First name Paul: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פול

Gematria value: 116

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Paul is written פול

Meaning and origin

What does Paul mean?

Meaning: "small, humble"
Origin: Latin

Paul comes from the Latin Paulus, "small, little". It was the surname of several Roman families and has been worn in every European language ever since. Pablo is its Spanish form. It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1950s.

Gematria

Paul = 116

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פול has 3 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• וthe letter Vav6
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total116

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 Paul, 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

Paul, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Paul in three answers

How do you write Paul in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Paul is written פול.

What is the gematria value of Paul?
Written פול, Paul is worth 116: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Paul mean?
Small, humble (origin: Latin). Paul comes from the Latin Paulus, "small, little". It was the surname of several Roman families and has been worn in every European language ever since. Pablo is its Spanish form. It was among the most given boys' names in America in the 1950s.