First names in Hebrew

First name Harry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הארי

Gematria value: 216

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Harry is written הארי

Harry is the medieval English form of Henry.

Meaning and origin

What does Harry mean?

Meaning: "ruler of the home"
Origin: Germanic

Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, made of heim, "the home", and ric, "ruler, powerful": "the master of the house". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by eight English kings. Harry, its medieval English form, and Hank, its American pet form, come from the same name.

Gematria

Harry = 216

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

• הthe letter He5
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total216

The verse of the name

From the letter He to the letter Yod

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 Harry, from ה to י:

הַאֲזִינוּ הַשָּׁמַיִם וַאֲדַבֵּרָה וְתִשְׁמַע הָאָרֶץ אִמְרֵי־פִי׃

“Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; let the earth hear the words of my mouth.”

Deuteronomy 32:1

The book of your first name

Harry, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Harry in three answers

How do you write Harry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Harry is written הארי. Harry is the medieval English form of Henry.

What is the gematria value of Harry?
Written הארי, Harry is worth 216: the letter He (5) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Harry mean?
Ruler of the home (origin: Germanic). Henry comes from the Germanic Heimirich, made of heim, "the home", and ric, "ruler, powerful": "the master of the house". It came to England with the Normans and was borne by eight English kings. Harry, its medieval English form, and Hank, its American pet form, come from the same name.