First names in Hebrew

First name Leib: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לייב

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leib is written לייב

Leib, "lion", goes together with the Hebrew name Aryeh, אריה.

Meaning and origin

What does Leib mean?

Meaning: "lion"
Origin: Yiddish

Leib is a Yiddish name meaning "lion", from the old German Löwe, Leu. It is a kinnui, an everyday companion name: it goes with Aryeh, "lion" in Hebrew, and also with the name Judah, whom Jacob compares to a lion. A man would be called Aryeh Leib, or Yehuda Leib, and at home, Leibel.

Gematria

Leib = 52

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

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Bet

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 Leib, from ל to ב:

לְהַצִּיל מִמָּוֶת נַפְשָׁם וּלְחַיּוֹתָם בָּרָעָב׃

“To rescue their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.”

Psalms 33:19

The book of your first name

Leib, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Leib in three answers

How do you write Leib in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leib is written לייב. Leib, "lion", goes together with the Hebrew name Aryeh, אריה.

What is the gematria value of Leib?
Written לייב, Leib is worth 52: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Leib mean?
Lion (origin: Yiddish). Leib is a Yiddish name meaning "lion", from the old German Löwe, Leu. It is a kinnui, an everyday companion name: it goes with Aryeh, "lion" in Hebrew, and also with the name Judah, whom Jacob compares to a lion. A man would be called Aryeh Leib, or Yehuda Leib, and at home, Leibel.