First names in Hebrew

First name Dena: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דינה

Gematria value: 69

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dena is written דינה

Dena is an English spelling of Dinah, דינה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Dena mean?

Meaning: "judgment, justice"
Origin: Hebrew

Dena is an American spelling of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21), long used in Jewish families. Her name comes from din, “judgment, justice”: the same root as Dan, her brother, and as the beit din, the rabbinical court.

Gematria

Dena = 69

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

• דthe letter Dalet4
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total69

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 Dena, 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

Dena, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dena in three answers

How do you write Dena in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dena is written דינה. Dena is an English spelling of Dinah, דינה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Dena?
Written דינה, Dena is worth 69: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Dena mean?
Judgment, justice (origin: Hebrew). Dena is an American spelling of Dinah, the daughter of Jacob and Leah (Genesis 30:21), long used in Jewish families. Her name comes from din, “judgment, justice”: the same root as Dan, her brother, and as the beit din, the rabbinical court.