First names in Hebrew

First name Levi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לוי

Gematria value: 46

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Levi is written לוי

Meaning and origin

What does Levi mean?

Meaning: "attached"
Origin: Hebrew

Levi is a Hebrew name from the Bible: the third son of Jacob and Leah. His mother gives him this name, saying: "This time my husband will be attached to me" (Genesis 29:34). Levi thus means "attached, joined". He is also the ancestor of the whole tribe of the Levites, the tribe of Moses and Aaron.

Gematria

Levi = 46

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. לוי has 3 letters:

• לthe letter Lamed30
• וthe letter Vav6
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total46

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 Levi, 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

Levi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Levi in three answers

How do you write Levi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Levi is written לוי.

What is the gematria value of Levi?
Written לוי, Levi is worth 46: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Levi mean?
Attached (origin: Hebrew). Levi is a Hebrew name from the Bible: the third son of Jacob and Leah. His mother gives him this name, saying: "This time my husband will be attached to me" (Genesis 29:34). Levi thus means "attached, joined". He is also the ancestor of the whole tribe of the Levites, the tribe of Moses and Aaron.