First names in Hebrew

First name Zelophehad: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צלפחד

Gematria value: 212

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zelophehad is written צלפחד

Zelophehad is the English Bible form of Tzelofchad, צלפחד in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zelophehad mean?

Meaning: origin debated
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of a man of the tribe of Manasseh, known through his five daughters. Its meaning is debated.

Gematria

Zelophehad = 212

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

• צthe letter Tzadi90
• לthe letter Lamed30
• פthe letter Pe80
• חthe letter Chet8
• דthe letter Dalet4
• Total212

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi to the letter Dalet

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 Zelophehad, from צ to ד:

צַו אֶת־בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְיִקְחוּ אֵלֶיךָ שֶׁמֶן זַיִת זָךְ כָּתִית לַמָּאוֹר לְהַעֲלֹת נֵר תָּמִיד׃

“Command the children of Israel to bring you pure olive oil, pressed, for the light, to keep a lamp burning continually.”

Leviticus 24:2

The book of your first name

Zelophehad, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zelophehad in three answers

How do you write Zelophehad in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zelophehad is written צלפחד. Zelophehad is the English Bible form of Tzelofchad, צלפחד in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zelophehad?
Written צלפחד, Zelophehad is worth 212: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Dalet (4).

What does Zelophehad mean?
Origin debated (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of a man of the tribe of Manasseh, known through his five daughters. Its meaning is debated.