First names in Hebrew

First name Amira: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמירה

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amira is written אמירה

Meaning and origin

What does Amira mean?

Meaning: "princess" (in Hebrew: "speech")
Origin: Arabic

Amira is the feminine of Amir, an Arabic name meaning “princess”, the one who commands. The word gave English, through Arabic, the words “emir” and, further away, “admiral”.

Gematria

Amira = 256

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total256

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Amira, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Amira, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Amira in three answers

How do you write Amira in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amira is written אמירה.

What is the gematria value of Amira?
Written אמירה, Amira is worth 256: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Amira mean?
Princess" (in Hebrew: "speech") (origin: Arabic). Amira is the feminine of Amir, an Arabic name meaning “princess”, the one who commands. The word gave English, through Arabic, the words “emir” and, further away, “admiral”.