First names in Hebrew

First name Tom: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

תום

Gematria value: 446

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tom is written תום

Tom is also a Hebrew name, תום, "integrity".

Meaning and origin

What does Tom mean?

Meaning: "twin" (short for Thomas); in Hebrew, "integrity"
Origin: Aramaic

Tom is the English short form of Thomas, which became a name in its own right. Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", the same word as the Hebrew te'om, which in Genesis describes Rebecca's twins, Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:24).

Gematria

Tom = 446

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

• תthe letter Tav400
• וthe letter Vav6
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total446

The verse of the name

From the letter Tav 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 Tom, from ת to ם:

תּוֹרָה אַחַת יִהְיֶה לָאֶזְרָח וְלַגֵּר הַגָּר בְּתוֹכְכֶם׃

“There shall be one law for the native-born and for the stranger who lives among you.”

Exodus 12:49

The book of your first name

Tom, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tom in three answers

How do you write Tom in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tom is written תום. Tom is also a Hebrew name, תום, "integrity".

What is the gematria value of Tom?
Written תום, Tom is worth 446: the letter Tav (400) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Tom mean?
Twin" (short for Thomas); in Hebrew, "integrity (origin: Aramaic). Tom is the English short form of Thomas, which became a name in its own right. Thomas comes from the Aramaic te'oma, "twin", the same word as the Hebrew te'om, which in Genesis describes Rebecca's twins, Esau and Jacob (Genesis 25:24).