First names in Hebrew

First name Petuel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פתואל

Gematria value: 517

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Petuel is written פתואל

Petuel is another spelling of Pethuel, פתואל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Petuel 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

Petuel = 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 Petuel, 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

Petuel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Petuel in three answers

How do you write Petuel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Petuel is written פתואל. Petuel is another spelling of Pethuel, פתואל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Petuel?
Written פתואל, Petuel 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 Petuel 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.