First names in Hebrew

First name Thomas: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תומא

Gematria value: 447

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Thomas is written תומא

Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", תומא.

Meaning and origin

What does Thomas mean?

Meaning: "twin"
Origin: Aramaic

Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", in the language spoken in Judea in the time of the Second Temple. It is the same word as the Hebrew te'om: in Genesis it describes the twins Rebecca carries, Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:24).

Gematria

Thomas = 447

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

• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total447

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 Thomas, 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

Thomas, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Thomas in three answers

How do you write Thomas in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Thomas is written תומא. Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", תומא.

What is the gematria value of Thomas?
Written תומא, Thomas is worth 447: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Thomas mean?
Twin (origin: Aramaic). Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", in the language spoken in Judea in the time of the Second Temple. It is the same word as the Hebrew te'om: in Genesis it describes the twins Rebecca carries, Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:24).