First names in Hebrew

First name Penina: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פנינה

Gematria value: 195

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Penina is written פנינה

Meaning and origin

What does Penina mean?

Meaning: "the pearl"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: pninah, “a pearl”, something rare and precious. Proverbs says of wisdom: “She is more precious than pearls” (Proverbs 3:15), and of the woman of valor: “Her worth is far beyond pearls” (Proverbs 31:10).

Gematria

Penina = 195

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. פנינה has 5 letters:

• פthe letter Pe80
• נthe letter Nun50
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total195

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 Penina, 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

Penina, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Penina in three answers

How do you write Penina in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Penina is written פנינה.

What is the gematria value of Penina?
Written פנינה, Penina is worth 195: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Penina mean?
The pearl (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: pninah, “a pearl”, something rare and precious. Proverbs says of wisdom: “She is more precious than pearls” (Proverbs 3:15), and of the woman of valor: “Her worth is far beyond pearls” (Proverbs 31:10).