First names in Hebrew

First name Ari: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ארי

Gematria value: 211

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ari is written ארי

Meaning and origin

What does Ari mean?

Meaning: "lion"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: ari, "lion". It is a very popular boy's name today, the short brother of Aryeh and Ariel.

Gematria

Ari = 211

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total211

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Yod

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 Ari, from א to י:

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי׃

“I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will counsel you, with My eye upon you.”

Psalms 32:8

The book of your first name

Ari, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ari in three answers

How do you write Ari in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ari is written ארי.

What is the gematria value of Ari?
Written ארי, Ari is worth 211: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ari mean?
Lion (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: ari, "lion". It is a very popular boy's name today, the short brother of Aryeh and Ariel.