First names in Hebrew

First name Bela: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בלע

Gematria value: 102

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Bela is written בלע

Meaning and origin

What does Bela mean?

Meaning: "swallowed up"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of a son of Benjamin. It comes from the verb bala, "to swallow, to engulf".

Gematria

Bela = 102

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total102

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Ayin

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 Bela, from ב to ע:

בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ׃

“Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but among fools it makes itself known.”

Proverbs 14:33

The book of your first name

Bela, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Bela in three answers

How do you write Bela in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Bela is written בלע.

What is the gematria value of Bela?
Written בלע, Bela is worth 102: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Bela mean?
Swallowed up (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of a son of Benjamin. It comes from the verb bala, "to swallow, to engulf".