First names in Hebrew

First name Peninnah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פנינה

Gematria value: 195

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Peninnah is written פנינה

Peninnah is the English form of Penina, פנינה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Peninnah 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

Peninnah = 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 Peninnah, 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

Peninnah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Peninnah in three answers

How do you write Peninnah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Peninnah is written פנינה. Peninnah is the English form of Penina, פנינה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Peninnah?
Written פנינה, Peninnah 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 Peninnah 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).