First names in Hebrew

First name Blake: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בלייק

Gematria value: 152

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Blake is written בלייק

Meaning and origin

What does Blake mean?

Meaning: disputed ("dark" or "pale")
Origin: English

Blake is an English surname with a curious double origin: it comes either from the Old English blæc, "dark, black", or from blac, "pale, white". The poet William Blake made it known. It became a popular first name in America and Britain in the 1990s.

Gematria

Blake = 152

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

• בthe letter Bet2
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• קthe letter Kuf100
• Total152

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet to the letter Kuf

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 Blake, from ב to ק:

בַּיּוֹם הַשְּׁלִישִׁי וַיִּשָּׂא אַבְרָהָם אֶת־עֵינָיו וַיַּרְא אֶת־הַמָּקוֹם מֵרָחֹק׃

“On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place from afar.”

Genesis 22:4

The book of your first name

Blake, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Blake in three answers

How do you write Blake in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Blake is written בלייק.

What is the gematria value of Blake?
Written בלייק, Blake is worth 152: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Kuf (100).

What does Blake mean?
Disputed ("dark" or "pale") (origin: English). Blake is an English surname with a curious double origin: it comes either from the Old English blæc, "dark, black", or from blac, "pale, white". The poet William Blake made it known. It became a popular first name in America and Britain in the 1990s.