First names in Hebrew

First name Pinny: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

פינחס

Gematria value: 208

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Pinny is written פינחס

RecommendedפינחסThe original spellingPinny is a pet form of Pinchas, פינחס in Hebrew.Value: 208

פיניAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 150

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Pinny mean?

Meaning: pet form of Pinchas (origin debated)
Origin: disputed

Pinny is the pet form of Pinchas used in Orthodox families. Pinchas, Phinehas in English, is the grandson of Aaron, the man of zeal who received a “covenant of peace” (Numbers 25:12); the origin of his name is debated, perhaps Egyptian.

Gematria

Pinny = 208

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

פthe letter Pe80
יthe letter Yod10
נthe letter Nun50
חthe letter Chet8
סthe letter Samekh60
Total208

Written פיני (as it sounds in English), Pinny is worth 150.

The verse of the name

From the letter Pe to the letter Samekh

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 Pinny, from פ to ס:

פְּרֵס פְּרִיסַת מַלְכוּתָךְ וִיהִיבַת לְמָדַי וּפָרָס׃

“Peres: your kingdom is divided and given to the Medes and the Persians.”

Daniel 5:28

The book of your first name

Pinny, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Pinny in three answers

How do you write Pinny in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Pinny is written פינחס. Pinny is a pet form of Pinchas, פינחס in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written פיני.

What is the gematria value of Pinny?
Written פינחס, Pinny is worth 208: the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Samekh (60). Written פיני (as it sounds in English), it is worth 150.

What does Pinny mean?
Pet form of Pinchas (origin debated) (origin: disputed). Pinny is the pet form of Pinchas used in Orthodox families. Pinchas, Phinehas in English, is the grandson of Aaron, the man of zeal who received a “covenant of peace” (Numbers 25:12); the origin of his name is debated, perhaps Egyptian.

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