First names in Hebrew

First name Delilah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דלילה

Gematria value: 79

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Delilah is written דלילה

Meaning and origin

What does Delilah mean?

Meaning: of disputed meaning: "delicate", or "lock of hair"
Origin: Hebrew

Delilah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: it is linked to dal, "thin, delicate", or to dalah, "lock of hair", the word of the Song of Songs: "the locks of your head are like purple" (Song of Songs 7:6). The name has become popular in America in the twenty-first century, carried by a well-known song.

Gematria

Delilah = 79

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total79

The verse of the name

From the letter Dalet 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 Delilah, from ד to ה:

דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃

“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”

Proverbs 12:25

The book of your first name

Delilah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Delilah in three answers

How do you write Delilah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Delilah is written דלילה.

What is the gematria value of Delilah?
Written דלילה, Delilah is worth 79: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Delilah mean?
Of disputed meaning: "delicate", or "lock of hair (origin: Hebrew). Delilah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. Its meaning is disputed: it is linked to dal, "thin, delicate", or to dalah, "lock of hair", the word of the Song of Songs: "the locks of your head are like purple" (Song of Songs 7:6). The name has become popular in America in the twenty-first century, carried by a well-known song.