First names in Hebrew

First name Perel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פערל

Gematria value: 380

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Perel is written פערל

Perel is another spelling of Perl, פערל in Yiddish.

Meaning and origin

What does Perel mean?

Meaning: "the pearl"
Origin: Yiddish

Perl is a Yiddish name meaning “pearl”. It was carried in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, often in the tender form Perele. Its Hebrew equivalent is Penina, “pearl”.

Gematria

Perel = 380

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total380

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 Perel, 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

Perel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Perel in three answers

How do you write Perel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Perel is written פערל. Perel is another spelling of Perl, פערל in Yiddish.

What is the gematria value of Perel?
Written פערל, Perel is worth 380: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Perel mean?
The pearl (origin: Yiddish). Perl is a Yiddish name meaning “pearl”. It was carried in the Jewish families of Eastern Europe, often in the tender form Perele. Its Hebrew equivalent is Penina, “pearl”.