First names in Hebrew

First name Ruchama: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רוחמה

Gematria value: 259

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ruchama is written רוחמה

Meaning and origin

What does Ruchama mean?

Meaning: "the one loved with tenderness"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It comes from rachamim, “tenderness, compassion”, and means “the one loved with tenderness”, “the one shown mercy”. It is a biblical name, carried today in Hebrew.

Gematria

Ruchama = 259

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• חthe letter Chet8
• מthe letter Mem40
• הthe letter He5
• Total259

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter He

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 Ruchama, from ר to ה:

רוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶנָּה׃

“A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?”

Proverbs 18:14

The book of your first name

Ruchama, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ruchama in three answers

How do you write Ruchama in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ruchama is written רוחמה.

What is the gematria value of Ruchama?
Written רוחמה, Ruchama is worth 259: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter He (5).

What does Ruchama mean?
The one loved with tenderness (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It comes from rachamim, “tenderness, compassion”, and means “the one loved with tenderness”, “the one shown mercy”. It is a biblical name, carried today in Hebrew.