First names in Hebrew

First name Dinah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

דינה

Gematria value: 69

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Dinah is written דינה

Meaning and origin

What does Dinah mean?

Meaning: "judgment, justice"
Origin: Hebrew

Dinah is a Hebrew name, from the same family as the word din, "judgment, justice". It is the name of the daughter of Jacob and Leah, the only daughter named among his children (Genesis 30:21).

Gematria

Dinah = 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 Dinah, 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

Dinah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Dinah in three answers

How do you write Dinah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Dinah is written דינה.

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

What does Dinah mean?
Judgment, justice (origin: Hebrew). Dinah is a Hebrew name, from the same family as the word din, "judgment, justice". It is the name of the daughter of Jacob and Leah, the only daughter named among his children (Genesis 30:21).