First names in Hebrew

First name Levy: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לוי

Gematria value: 46

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Levy is written לוי

Levy is another spelling of Levi, לוי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Levy 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

Levy = 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 Levy, 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

Levy, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Levy in three answers

How do you write Levy in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Levy is written לוי. Levy is another spelling of Levi, לוי in Hebrew.

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

What does Levy 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.