First names in Hebrew

First name Arabella: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ארבלה

Gematria value: 238

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Arabella is written ארבלה

Meaning and origin

What does Arabella mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (perhaps the Latin orabilis, "yielding to prayer")
Origin: disputed

Arabella is an old Scottish name whose origin is disputed: it is often linked to the Latin orabilis, "yielding to prayer", or to Annabel. It has come back in Britain in the twenty-first century.

Gematria

Arabella = 238

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total238

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 Arabella, 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

Arabella, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Arabella in three answers

How do you write Arabella in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Arabella is written ארבלה.

What is the gematria value of Arabella?
Written ארבלה, Arabella is worth 238: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Arabella mean?
Of disputed origin (perhaps the Latin orabilis, "yielding to prayer") (origin: disputed). Arabella is an old Scottish name whose origin is disputed: it is often linked to the Latin orabilis, "yielding to prayer", or to Annabel. It has come back in Britain in the twenty-first century.