First names in Hebrew

First name Leila: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לילה

Gematria value: 75

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Leila is written לילה

לילהThe Hebrew word laylah"Night" is laylah in Hebrew, written לילה (Genesis 1:5).Value: 75

ליילהAs 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: 85

Meaning and origin

What does Leila 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

Leila = 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), Leila 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 Leila, 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

Leila, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Leila in three answers

How do you write Leila in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Leila is written לילה. Leila is another spelling of Layla. As it sounds in English, it is written ליילה.

What is the gematria value of Leila?
Written לילה, Leila 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 Leila 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).