First names in Hebrew

First name Pethuel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פתואל

Gematria value: 517

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Pethuel is written פתואל

Meaning and origin

What does Pethuel mean?

Meaning: of debated origin
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a name from the Bible, that of the father of the prophet Joel. It ends with a word for God; the meaning of its first part is debated, and it is linked to the verb pata, “to persuade”, or patach, “to open”. It is very rare as a first name.

Gematria

Pethuel = 517

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

• פthe letter Pe80
• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total517

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 Pethuel, 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

Pethuel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Pethuel in three answers

How do you write Pethuel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Pethuel is written פתואל.

What is the gematria value of Pethuel?
Written פתואל, Pethuel is worth 517: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Pethuel mean?
Of debated origin (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a name from the Bible, that of the father of the prophet Joel. It ends with a word for God; the meaning of its first part is debated, and it is linked to the verb pata, “to persuade”, or patach, “to open”. It is very rare as a first name.