First names in Hebrew

First name Gila: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

גילה

Gematria value: 48

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Gila is written גילה

Meaning and origin

What does Gila mean?

Meaning: "joy"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: gilah, "joy", a joy that bursts out and dances. It is a girl's name, very popular in the 20th century and still loved today.

Gematria

Gila = 48

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

• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total48

The verse of the name

From the letter Gimel 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 Gila, from ג to ה:

גַּם־חֹשֶׁךְ לֹא־יַחְשִׁיךְ מִמֶּךָּ וְלַיְלָה כַּיּוֹם יָאִיר כַּחֲשֵׁיכָה כָּאוֹרָה׃

“Even darkness is not dark for You; the night shines like the day, darkness and light are alike.”

Psalms 139:12

The book of your first name

Gila, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Gila in three answers

How do you write Gila in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Gila is written גילה.

What is the gematria value of Gila?
Written גילה, Gila is worth 48: the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Gila mean?
Joy (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: gilah, "joy", a joy that bursts out and dances. It is a girl's name, very popular in the 20th century and still loved today.