First names in Hebrew

First name Gera: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גרא

Gematria value: 204

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gera is written גרא

Meaning and origin

What does Gera mean?

Meaning: "stranger" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Your name belongs to a son of Benjamin. The Talmud links it to ger, "stranger, newcomer". It is also the name of a small unit of weight: "the shekel is twenty gerahs" (Exodus 30:13).

Gematria

Gera = 204

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total204

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel to the letter Aleph

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 Gera, from ג to א:

גַּם בְּלֹא־דַעַת נֶפֶשׁ לֹא־טוֹב וְאָץ בְּרַגְלַיִם חוֹטֵא׃

“Zeal without knowledge is not good, and one who rushes with his feet misses the mark.”

Proverbs 19:2

The book of your first name

Gera, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gera in three answers

How do you write Gera in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gera is written גרא.

What is the gematria value of Gera?
Written גרא, Gera is worth 204: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Gera mean?
Stranger" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Your name belongs to a son of Benjamin. The Talmud links it to ger, "stranger, newcomer". It is also the name of a small unit of weight: "the shekel is twenty gerahs" (Exodus 30:13).