First names in Hebrew

First name Arie: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אריה

Gematria value: 216

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Arie is written אריה

Arie is another spelling of Aryeh, אריה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Arie mean?

Meaning: "lion"
Origin: Hebrew

Aryeh is a Hebrew name meaning "lion". It comes from Jacob's blessing to Judah: "Judah is a lion's cub… he crouches like a lion, like a lioness: who dares rouse him?" (Genesis 49:9). The lion became the symbol of the tribe of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Gematria

Arie = 216

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אריה has 4 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total216

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 Arie, 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

Arie, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Arie in three answers

How do you write Arie in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Arie is written אריה. Arie is another spelling of Aryeh, אריה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Arie?
Written אריה, Arie is worth 216: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Arie mean?
Lion (origin: Hebrew). Aryeh is a Hebrew name meaning "lion". It comes from Jacob's blessing to Judah: "Judah is a lion's cub… he crouches like a lion, like a lioness: who dares rouse him?" (Genesis 49:9). The lion became the symbol of the tribe of Judah and of Jerusalem.