First names in Hebrew

First name Rachamim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רחמים

Gematria value: 298

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rachamim is written רחמים

Meaning and origin

What does Rachamim mean?

Meaning: "mercy"
Origin: Hebrew

Rachamim is a Hebrew name of the Jews of North Africa and the Middle East. It means “mercy, compassion”. The word comes from rechem, “the womb”: in Hebrew, compassion is a mother's love for the child she carried.

Gematria

Rachamim = 298

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• חthe letter Chet8
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total298

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter final Mem

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 Rachamim, from ר to ם:

רְצוֹן־יְרֵאָיו יַעֲשֶׂה וְאֶת־שַׁוְעָתָם יִשְׁמַע וְיוֹשִׁיעֵם׃

“He fulfills the desire of those who fear Him; He hears their cry and saves them.”

Psalms 145:19

The book of your first name

Rachamim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rachamim in three answers

How do you write Rachamim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rachamim is written רחמים.

What is the gematria value of Rachamim?
Written רחמים, Rachamim is worth 298: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Rachamim mean?
Mercy (origin: Hebrew). Rachamim is a Hebrew name of the Jews of North Africa and the Middle East. It means “mercy, compassion”. The word comes from rechem, “the womb”: in Hebrew, compassion is a mother's love for the child she carried.