First names in Hebrew

First name Ariel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אריאל

Gematria value: 242

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ariel is written אריאל

Meaning and origin

What does Ariel mean?

Meaning: "lion of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Ariel is a Hebrew name made of ari, "lion", and a word that refers to God: "lion of God". In the Bible it is the name of one of the leaders Ezra sends for at the return from exile (Ezra 8:16), and above all a poetic name for Jerusalem: "Ariel, Ariel, city where David camped" (Isaiah 29:1).

Gematria

Ariel = 242

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total242

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Lamed

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 Ariel, from א to ל:

אֶעְבְּרָה בְאַרְצֶךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלֵךְ לֹא אָסוּר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃

“Let me pass through your land. I will keep to the road, only to the road; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.”

Deuteronomy 2:27

The book of your first name

Ariel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ariel in three answers

How do you write Ariel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ariel is written אריאל.

What is the gematria value of Ariel?
Written אריאל, Ariel is worth 242: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Ariel mean?
Lion of God (origin: Hebrew). Ariel is a Hebrew name made of ari, "lion", and a word that refers to God: "lion of God". In the Bible it is the name of one of the leaders Ezra sends for at the return from exile (Ezra 8:16), and above all a poetic name for Jerusalem: "Ariel, Ariel, city where David camped" (Isaiah 29:1).