First names in Hebrew

First name Lilah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

לילה

Gematria value: 75

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lilah is written לילה

Lilah is a spelling of Lila.

Meaning and origin

What does Lilah mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin: "night" (Arabic, Persian, Hebrew), "play" (Sanskrit), the lilac
Origin: disputed

Lila has several origins. In Arabic and Persian, Leila or Lila evokes the night; in Sanskrit, lila means “play”; in English it recalls the lilac, the mauve flower of spring, and it can be a short form of Delilah. Short and light, it has become a favorite in America in the 2010s.

Gematria

Lilah = 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

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 Lilah, 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

Lilah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Lilah in three answers

How do you write Lilah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lilah is written לילה. Lilah is a spelling of Lila.

What is the gematria value of Lilah?
Written לילה, Lilah is worth 75: the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Lilah mean?
Of disputed origin: "night" (Arabic, Persian, Hebrew), "play" (Sanskrit), the lilac (origin: disputed). Lila has several origins. In Arabic and Persian, Leila or Lila evokes the night; in Sanskrit, lila means “play”; in English it recalls the lilac, the mauve flower of spring, and it can be a short form of Delilah. Short and light, it has become a favorite in America in the 2010s.