First names in Hebrew

First name Lily: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

שושנה

Gematria value: 661

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Lily is written שושנה

שושנהThe Hebrew name with the same meaningShoshana, "lily", is a common Hebrew first name (Song of Songs 2:2).Value: 661

ליליAs 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: 80

Meaning and origin

What does Lily mean?

Meaning: "the lily" (or a pet form of Elizabeth)
Origin: English

Lily is an English name. Most often it is the name of the flower, the white lily; at first it was also a pet form of Elizabeth. It has been one of the top girls' names in Britain and America since the 2000s.

Gematria

Lily = 661

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. שושנה has 5 letters:

שthe letter Shin300
וthe letter Vav6
שthe letter Shin300
נthe letter Nun50
הthe letter He5
Total661

Written לילי (as it sounds in English), Lily is worth 80.

The verse of the name

From the letter Shin 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 Lily, from ש to ה:

שִׂנְאָה תְּעֹרֵר מְדָנִים וְעַל כׇּל־פְּשָׁעִים תְּכַסֶּה אַהֲבָה׃

“Hatred stirs up quarrels, but love covers all offenses.”

Proverbs 10:12

The book of your first name

Lily, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Lily in three answers

How do you write Lily in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lily is written שושנה. As it sounds in English, it is written לילי.

What is the gematria value of Lily?
Written שושנה, Lily is worth 661: the letter Shin (300) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written לילי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 80.

What does Lily mean?
The lily" (or a pet form of Elizabeth) (origin: English). Lily is an English name. Most often it is the name of the flower, the white lily; at first it was also a pet form of Elizabeth. It has been one of the top girls' names in Britain and America since the 2000s.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).