First names in Hebrew

First name Larry: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לארי

Gematria value: 241

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Larry is written לארי

Larry is a pet form of Lawrence.

Meaning and origin

What does Larry mean?

Meaning: "from Laurentum", linked to the laurel
Origin: Latin

Lawrence comes from the Latin Laurentius, "the man from Laurentum", a town of ancient Italy whose name was linked to laurus, "the laurel". Laurence is its other English spelling, Larry its pet form, Lorenzo its Italian and Spanish form.

Gematria

Larry = 241

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

• לthe letter Lamed30
• אthe letter Aleph1
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total241

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed 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 Larry, from ל to י:

לוּלֵי תוֹרָתְךָ שַׁעֲשֻׁעָי אָז אָבַדְתִּי בְעׇנְיִי׃

“Had Your Torah not been my delight, I would have perished in my affliction.”

Psalms 119:92

The book of your first name

Larry, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Larry in three answers

How do you write Larry in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Larry is written לארי. Larry is a pet form of Lawrence.

What is the gematria value of Larry?
Written לארי, Larry is worth 241: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Larry mean?
From Laurentum", linked to the laurel (origin: Latin). Lawrence comes from the Latin Laurentius, "the man from Laurentum", a town of ancient Italy whose name was linked to laurus, "the laurel". Laurence is its other English spelling, Larry its pet form, Lorenzo its Italian and Spanish form.