First names in Hebrew

First name Penelope: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פנלופי

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Penelope is written פנלופי

Meaning and origin

What does Penelope mean?

Meaning: of disputed Greek origin, often linked to pēnē, "the thread of the weft"
Origin: Greek

Penelope comes from Greek. Its meaning is disputed: it is often linked to pēnē, "the thread of the weft", while others connect it to a word for a water bird. The name is best known from Homer's Odyssey, where Penelope, faithful to a husband gone for twenty years, weaves by day and unpicks her weaving by night to gain time.

Gematria

Penelope = 256

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• נthe letter Nun50
• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Yod

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 Penelope, from פ to י:

פָּדָה בְשָׁלוֹם נַפְשִׁי מִקְּרׇב־לִי כִּי־בְרַבִּים הָיוּ עִמָּדִי׃

“He has redeemed my soul in peace from the battle against me, for many were with me.”

Psalms 55:19

The book of your first name

Penelope, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Penelope in three answers

How do you write Penelope in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Penelope is written פנלופי.

What is the gematria value of Penelope?
Written פנלופי, Penelope is worth 256: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Penelope mean?
Of disputed Greek origin, often linked to pēnē, "the thread of the weft (origin: Greek). Penelope comes from Greek. Its meaning is disputed: it is often linked to pēnē, "the thread of the weft", while others connect it to a word for a water bird. The name is best known from Homer's Odyssey, where Penelope, faithful to a husband gone for twenty years, weaves by day and unpicks her weaving by night to gain time.