First names in Hebrew

First name Leibish: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לייב

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leibish is written לייב

RecommendedלייבThe original spellingLeibish is a Yiddish pet form of Leib, לייב, "lion".Value: 52

לייבישAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 362

For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.

Meaning and origin

What does Leibish mean?

Meaning: pet form of Leib, "lion"
Origin: Yiddish

Leibish is a Yiddish pet form of Leib, “lion”, still given in Hasidic families. Leib usually goes together with the Hebrew Aryeh or Yehuda: the lion of Judah.

Gematria

Leibish = 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

Written לייביש (as it sounds in English), Leibish is worth 362.

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 Leibish, 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

Leibish, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Leibish in three answers

How do you write Leibish in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leibish is written לייב. Leibish is a Yiddish pet form of Leib, לייב, "lion". As it sounds in English, it is written לייביש.

What is the gematria value of Leibish?
Written לייב, Leibish is worth 52: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2). Written לייביש (as it sounds in English), it is worth 362.

What does Leibish mean?
Pet form of Leib, "lion (origin: Yiddish). Leibish is a Yiddish pet form of Leib, “lion”, still given in Hasidic families. Leib usually goes together with the Hebrew Aryeh or Yehuda: the lion of Judah.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).