First names in Hebrew

First name Tamir: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תמיר

Gematria value: 650

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tamir is written תמיר

Meaning and origin

What does Tamir mean?

Meaning: "tall, upright"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: tamir, "tall, lofty and straight". It comes from the same root as tamar, "the palm tree". It is a modern name, given in Jewish families.

Gematria

Tamir = 650

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. תמיר has 4 letters:

• תthe letter Tav400
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total650

The verse of the name

From the letter Tav to the letter Resh

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 Tamir, from ת to ר:

תַּחַת הֱיוֹתֵךְ עֲזוּבָה וּשְׂנוּאָה וְאֵין עוֹבֵר וְשַׂמְתִּיךְ לִגְאוֹן עוֹלָם מְשׂוֹשׂ דּוֹר וָדוֹר׃

“Instead of being forsaken and hated, with no one passing through you, I will make you an everlasting pride, a joy for generation after generation.”

Isaiah 60:15

The book of your first name

Tamir, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tamir in three answers

How do you write Tamir in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tamir is written תמיר.

What is the gematria value of Tamir?
Written תמיר, Tamir is worth 650: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Tamir mean?
Tall, upright (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: tamir, "tall, lofty and straight". It comes from the same root as tamar, "the palm tree". It is a modern name, given in Jewish families.