First names in Hebrew
First name Devoiry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
דבורה
Gematria value: 217
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Devoiry is written דבורה
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Devoiry mean?
Meaning: pet form of Devorah, "bee"
Origin: Hebrew
Devoiry is the tender form of Devorah in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, where the name was pronounced Dvoire. Devorah, Deborah in English, means “bee”: the insect that gives honey, and that knows how to sting.
Gematria
Devoiry = 217
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דבורה has 5 letters:
- דthe letter Dalet4
- בthe letter Bet2
- וthe letter Vav6
- רthe letter Resh200
- הthe letter He5
- Total217
Written דבוירי (as it sounds in English), Devoiry is worth 232.
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 Devoiry, 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
Devoiry, in nine pages
- Devoiry, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Devoiry
- Devoiry, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Devoiry in three answers
How do you write Devoiry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Devoiry is written דבורה. Devoiry is a Yiddish pet form of Devorah, דבורה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written דבוירי.
What is the gematria value of Devoiry?
Written דבורה, Devoiry is worth 217: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5). Written דבוירי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 232.
What does Devoiry mean?
Pet form of Devorah, "bee (origin: Hebrew). Devoiry is the tender form of Devorah in Yiddish-speaking and Orthodox families, where the name was pronounced Dvoire. Devorah, Deborah in English, means “bee”: the insect that gives honey, and that knows how to sting.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).