First names in Hebrew

First name Ella: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלה

Gematria value: 36

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ella is written אלה

Meaning and origin

What does Ella mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin; in Hebrew, the terebinth
Origin: disputed

Your name has several possible origins. Some link it to the Germanic alja, "other", others see it as a pet form of Eleanor, Gabriella or Isabella. The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald gave it a voice. In Hebrew, Ela is also a first name, and a word: the terebinth, a great broad-leaved tree of the land of the Bible.

Gematria

Ella = 36

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלה has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total36

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Ella, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Ella, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ella in three answers

How do you write Ella in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ella is written אלה.

What is the gematria value of Ella?
Written אלה, Ella is worth 36: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Ella mean?
Of disputed origin; in Hebrew, the terebinth (origin: disputed). Your name has several possible origins. Some link it to the Germanic alja, "other", others see it as a pet form of Eleanor, Gabriella or Isabella. The jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald gave it a voice. In Hebrew, Ela is also a first name, and a word: the terebinth, a great broad-leaved tree of the land of the Bible.