First names in Hebrew
First name Laila: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
לילה
Gematria value: 75
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Laila is written לילה
Meaning and origin
What does Laila mean?
Meaning: "night"
Origin: Arabic
Your name comes from the Arabic layla, "night". It is the same word as in Hebrew, where "night" is laylah: the two languages are sisters. Layla is also the heroine of a very old love poem of the Arab world, and the title of a famous rock song (1970). A name of mystery and gentleness.
Gematria
Laila = 75
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לילה has 4 letters:
- לthe letter Lamed30
- יthe letter Yod10
- לthe letter Lamed30
- הthe letter He5
- Total75
Written ליילה (as it sounds in English), Laila is worth 85.
The verse of the name
From the letter Lamed 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 Laila, from ל to ה:
לִמְנוֹת יָמֵינוּ כֵּן הוֹדַע וְנָבִא לְבַב חׇכְמָה׃
“Teach us to number our days, so that we may gain a heart of wisdom.”
Psalms 90:12
The book of your first name
Laila, in nine pages
- Laila, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Laila
- Laila, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Laila in three answers
How do you write Laila in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Laila is written לילה. Laila is another spelling of Layla. As it sounds in English, it is written ליילה.
What is the gematria value of Laila?
Written לילה, Laila is worth 75: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5). Written ליילה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 85.
What does Laila mean?
Night (origin: Arabic). Your name comes from the Arabic layla, "night". It is the same word as in Hebrew, where "night" is laylah: the two languages are sisters. Layla is also the heroine of a very old love poem of the Arab world, and the title of a famous rock song (1970). A name of mystery and gentleness.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).