First names in Hebrew

First name Ilana: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אילנה

Gematria value: 96

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ilana is written אילנה

Meaning and origin

What does Ilana mean?

Meaning: "tree"
Origin: Hebrew

Ilana is a modern Hebrew name, the feminine of Ilan, meaning "tree". It has been very popular in Jewish families since the 20th century.

Gematria

Ilana = 96

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אילנה has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total96

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 Ilana, 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

Ilana, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ilana in three answers

How do you write Ilana in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ilana is written אילנה.

What is the gematria value of Ilana?
Written אילנה, Ilana is worth 96: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Ilana mean?
Tree (origin: Hebrew). Ilana is a modern Hebrew name, the feminine of Ilan, meaning "tree". It has been very popular in Jewish families since the 20th century.