First names in Hebrew

First name Tanhuma: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תנחומא

Gematria value: 505

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tanhuma is written תנחומא

Tanhuma is another spelling of Tanchuma, תנחומא in Aramaic.

Meaning and origin

What does Tanhuma mean?

Meaning: "consolation"
Origin: Aramaic

Tanchuma is the Aramaic form of Tanchum, "consolation", from the same root as nechamah. It is the name of a master of the Land of Israel in the fourth century, Rabbi Tanchuma bar Abba.

Gematria

Tanhuma = 505

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. תנחומא has 6 letters:

• תthe letter Tav400
• נthe letter Nun50
• חthe letter Chet8
• וthe letter Vav6
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total505

The verse of the name

From the letter Tav to the letter Aleph

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 Tanhuma, from ת to א:

תּוֹעֲבַת מְלָכִים עֲשׂוֹת רֶשַׁע כִּי בִצְדָקָה יִכּוֹן כִּסֵּא׃

“Doing wickedness is an abomination to kings, for a throne is established through righteousness.”

Proverbs 16:12

The book of your first name

Tanhuma, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tanhuma in three answers

How do you write Tanhuma in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tanhuma is written תנחומא. Tanhuma is another spelling of Tanchuma, תנחומא in Aramaic.

What is the gematria value of Tanhuma?
Written תנחומא, Tanhuma is worth 505: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Tanhuma mean?
Consolation (origin: Aramaic). Tanchuma is the Aramaic form of Tanchum, "consolation", from the same root as nechamah. It is the name of a master of the Land of Israel in the fourth century, Rabbi Tanchuma bar Abba.