First names in Hebrew

First name Liba: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ליבא

Gematria value: 43

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Liba is written ליבא

Meaning and origin

What does Liba mean?

Meaning: "love, beloved"
Origin: Yiddish

Liba is a Yiddish name, from libe, “love”: the beloved one. It was common among the Jews of Eastern Europe, and it is still given in Orthodox families, sometimes alongside the Hebrew Ahuva, which means the same thing.

Gematria

Liba = 43

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

• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total43

The verse of the name

From the letter Lamed to the letter Aleph

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 Liba, from ל to א:

לֹא־תִשְׂנָא אֶת־אָחִיךָ בִּלְבָבֶךָ הוֹכֵחַ תּוֹכִיחַ אֶת־עֲמִיתֶךָ וְלֹא־תִשָּׂא עָלָיו חֵטְא׃

“Do not hate your brother in your heart. Rebuke your fellow plainly, so that you do not bear sin because of him.”

Leviticus 19:17

The book of your first name

Liba, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Liba in three answers

How do you write Liba in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Liba is written ליבא.

What is the gematria value of Liba?
Written ליבא, Liba is worth 43: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Liba mean?
Love, beloved (origin: Yiddish). Liba is a Yiddish name, from libe, “love”: the beloved one. It was common among the Jews of Eastern Europe, and it is still given in Orthodox families, sometimes alongside the Hebrew Ahuva, which means the same thing.