First names in Hebrew

First name Rechavam: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רחבעם

Gematria value: 320

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rechavam is written רחבעם

Meaning and origin

What does Rechavam mean?

Meaning: "the people grows wide"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins rachav, “wide, spacious”, and am, “people”: “the people grows wide”, or “the one who widens the people”. It is a biblical name, carried today in Hebrew; in English it is Rehoboam.

Gematria

Rechavam = 320

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• חthe letter Chet8
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total320

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 Rechavam, 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

Rechavam, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rechavam in three answers

How do you write Rechavam in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rechavam is written רחבעם.

What is the gematria value of Rechavam?
Written רחבעם, Rechavam is worth 320: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Rechavam mean?
The people grows wide (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins rachav, “wide, spacious”, and am, “people”: “the people grows wide”, or “the one who widens the people”. It is a biblical name, carried today in Hebrew; in English it is Rehoboam.