First names in Hebrew
First name Rosemary: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
טל
Gematria value: 39
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Rosemary is written טל
Meaning and origin
What does Rosemary mean?
Meaning: "dew of the sea" (Latin ros marinus)
Origin: Latin
Rosemary is the name of the fragrant herb, from the Latin ros marinus, "dew of the sea". It is not, as people often think, made of Rose and Mary. It was popular in Britain and America in the middle of the twentieth century.
Gematria
Rosemary = 39
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טל has 2 letters:
- טthe letter Tet9
- לthe letter Lamed30
- Total39
Written רוזמרי (as it sounds in English), Rosemary is worth 463.
The verse of the name
From the letter Tet 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 Rosemary, from ט to ל:
טוֹב־עַיִן הוּא יְבֹרָךְ כִּי־נָתַן מִלַּחְמוֹ לַדָּל׃
“The one with a good eye will be blessed, for he gives of his bread to the poor.”
Proverbs 22:9
The book of your first name
Rosemary, in nine pages
- Rosemary, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Rosemary
- Rosemary, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Rosemary in three answers
How do you write Rosemary in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rosemary is written טל. As it sounds in English, it is written רוזמרי.
What is the gematria value of Rosemary?
Written טל, Rosemary is worth 39: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Lamed (30). Written רוזמרי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 463.
What does Rosemary mean?
Dew of the sea" (Latin ros marinus) (origin: Latin). Rosemary is the name of the fragrant herb, from the Latin ros marinus, "dew of the sea". It is not, as people often think, made of Rose and Mary. It was popular in Britain and America in the middle of the twentieth century.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).