First names in Hebrew

First name Lee: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לי

Gematria value: 40

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lee is written לי

Meaning and origin

What does Lee mean?

Meaning: "meadow, clearing"
Origin: English

Lee comes from the Old English leah, "meadow, clearing in the woods". It is a surname that became a first name for boys and girls, popular in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century.

Gematria

Lee = 40

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לי has 2 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total40

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 Lee, 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

Lee, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Lee in three answers

How do you write Lee in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lee is written לי.

What is the gematria value of Lee?
Written לי, Lee is worth 40: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Lee mean?
Meadow, clearing (origin: English). Lee comes from the Old English leah, "meadow, clearing in the woods". It is a surname that became a first name for boys and girls, popular in America and Britain in the mid-twentieth century.