First names in Hebrew

First name Tim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טים

Gematria value: 59

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tim is written טים

Tim is short for Timothy.

Meaning and origin

What does Tim mean?

Meaning: "the one who honors God"
Origin: Greek

Timothy comes from the Greek Timotheos, made of time, "honor", and theos, "God": "the one who honors God". It has been used in English for centuries and was among the most given names in America in the 1960s. Tim is its short form.

Gematria

Tim = 59

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טים has 3 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total59

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet to the letter final Mem

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 Tim, from ט to ם:

טוֹבִים הַשְּׁנַיִם מִן־הָאֶחָד אֲשֶׁר יֵשׁ־לָהֶם שָׂכָר טוֹב בַּעֲמָלָם׃

“Two are better than one, for they have a good reward for their toil.”

Ecclesiastes 4:9

The book of your first name

Tim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tim in three answers

How do you write Tim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tim is written טים. Tim is short for Timothy.

What is the gematria value of Tim?
Written טים, Tim is worth 59: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Tim mean?
The one who honors God (origin: Greek). Timothy comes from the Greek Timotheos, made of time, "honor", and theos, "God": "the one who honors God". It has been used in English for centuries and was among the most given names in America in the 1960s. Tim is its short form.