First names in Hebrew

First name Helena: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

הלנה

Gematria value: 90

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Helena is written הלנה

Helena is the Latin form of Helen.

Meaning and origin

What does Helena mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch"
Origin: Greek

Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.

Gematria

Helena = 90

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

• הthe letter He5
• לthe letter Lamed30
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total90

The verse of the name

From the letter He 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 Helena, from ה to ה:

הָפַכְתָּ מִסְפְּדִי לְמָחוֹל לִי פִּתַּחְתָּ שַׂקִּי וַתְּאַזְּרֵנִי שִׂמְחָה׃

“You turned my mourning into dancing; You loosened my sackcloth and wrapped me in joy.”

Psalms 30:12

The book of your first name

Helena, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Helena in three answers

How do you write Helena in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Helena is written הלנה. Helena is the Latin form of Helen.

What is the gematria value of Helena?
Written הלנה, Helena is worth 90: the letter He (5) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Helena mean?
Of disputed origin, linked to "brightness", "torch (origin: Greek). Helen is one of the oldest names of Europe. Its Greek origin is disputed: it is linked to helē, "the sun's brightness", or to a word meaning "torch". It is much loved in the English-speaking world, and the writer Helen Keller, deaf and blind, made it a name of courage.