First names in Hebrew

First name Robert: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רוברט

Gematria value: 417

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Robert is written רוברט

Meaning and origin

What does Robert mean?

Meaning: "shining with fame"
Origin: Germanic

Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.

Gematria

Robert = 417

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• בthe letter Bet2
• רthe letter Resh200
• טthe letter Tet9
• Total417

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Tet

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 Robert, from ר to ט:

רׇב־אֹכֶל נִיר רָאשִׁים וְיֵשׁ נִסְפֶּה בְּלֹא מִשְׁפָּט׃

“The tilled ground of the poor yields much food, but some are swept away for lack of justice.”

Proverbs 13:23

The book of your first name

Robert, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Robert in three answers

How do you write Robert in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Robert is written רוברט.

What is the gematria value of Robert?
Written רוברט, Robert is worth 417: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Tet (9).

What does Robert mean?
Shining with fame (origin: Germanic). Robert comes from the Germanic Hrodebert, made of hrod, "fame, glory", and beraht, "bright": "shining with fame". It came to Britain with the Normans, was borne by Robert the Bruce, king of Scots, and was for years the most given boys' name in America in the twentieth century. Rob, Robbie, Bob and Bobby are its short forms, Roberto its Spanish and Italian form.