First names in Hebrew

First name Ximena: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חימנה

Gematria value: 113

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ximena is written חימנה

Meaning and origin

What does Ximena mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin: an old Spanish name, perhaps a feminine of Simón
Origin: Spanish

Ximena is an old Spanish name, also spelled Jimena: it was the name of the wife of El Cid, the hero of medieval Castile. Its origin is disputed: some see in it a Basque name, others a feminine of Simón, which goes back to the Hebrew Shimon. It has become very popular in Mexico and in the United States.

Gematria

Ximena = 113

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חימנה has 5 letters:

• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• מthe letter Mem40
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total113

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter He

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 Ximena, from ח to ה:

חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃

“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”

Proverbs 22:6

The book of your first name

Ximena, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ximena in three answers

How do you write Ximena in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ximena is written חימנה.

What is the gematria value of Ximena?
Written חימנה, Ximena is worth 113: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Ximena mean?
Of disputed origin: an old Spanish name, perhaps a feminine of Simón (origin: Spanish). Ximena is an old Spanish name, also spelled Jimena: it was the name of the wife of El Cid, the hero of medieval Castile. Its origin is disputed: some see in it a Basque name, others a feminine of Simón, which goes back to the Hebrew Shimon. It has become very popular in Mexico and in the United States.