First names in Hebrew

First name Ruhama: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רוחמה

Gematria value: 259

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ruhama is written רוחמה

Ruhama is another spelling of Ruchama, רוחמה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Ruhama 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

Ruhama = 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 Ruhama, 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

Ruhama, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ruhama in three answers

How do you write Ruhama in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ruhama is written רוחמה. Ruhama is another spelling of Ruchama, רוחמה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Ruhama?
Written רוחמה, Ruhama 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 Ruhama 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.