First names in Hebrew

First name Peter: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פיטר

Gematria value: 299

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Peter is written פיטר

Meaning and origin

What does Peter mean?

Meaning: "stone, rock"
Origin: Greek

Peter comes from the Greek petros, "stone, rock". It has been used in every European language for many centuries, and it was among the most given names in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Pete is its short form, Pedro its Spanish and Portuguese form.

Gematria

Peter = 299

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total299

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Resh

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 Peter, from פ to ר:

פָּתַח צוּר וַיָּזוּבוּ מָיִם הָלְכוּ בַּצִּיּוֹת נָהָר׃

“He opened the rock and water gushed out; it flowed like a river through the dry places.”

Psalms 105:41

The book of your first name

Peter, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Peter in three answers

How do you write Peter in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Peter is written פיטר.

What is the gematria value of Peter?
Written פיטר, Peter is worth 299: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Peter mean?
Stone, rock (origin: Greek). Peter comes from the Greek petros, "stone, rock". It has been used in every European language for many centuries, and it was among the most given names in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century. Pete is its short form, Pedro its Spanish and Portuguese form.