First names in Hebrew
First name Lori: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
דפנה
Gematria value: 139
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Lori is written דפנה
Meaning and origin
What does Lori mean?
Meaning: "the laurel"
Origin: Latin
Your name comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel. Laurel crowns were given to victors and poets, and the word "laureate" comes from it. The laurel never loses its leaves in winter: it is an evergreen. It is also the name of the woman the Italian poet Petrarch sang all his life in his sonnets.
Gematria
Lori = 139
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. דפנה has 4 letters:
- דthe letter Dalet4
- פthe letter Pe80
- נthe letter Nun50
- הthe letter He5
- Total139
Written לורי (as it sounds in English), Lori is worth 246.
The verse of the name
From the letter Dalet 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 Lori, from ד to ה:
דְּאָגָה בְלֶב־אִישׁ יַשְׁחֶנָּה וְדָבָר טוֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶנָּה׃
“Worry in a man's heart weighs it down, but a good word makes it glad.”
Proverbs 12:25
The book of your first name
Lori, in nine pages
- Lori, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Lori
- Lori, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Lori in three answers
How do you write Lori in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Lori is written דפנה. Lori is an American spelling of Laurie, from the laurel, like Laura. As it sounds in English, it is written לורי.
What is the gematria value of Lori?
Written דפנה, Lori is worth 139: the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written לורי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 246.
What does Lori mean?
The laurel (origin: Latin). Your name comes from the Latin laurus, the laurel. Laurel crowns were given to victors and poets, and the word "laureate" comes from it. The laurel never loses its leaves in winter: it is an evergreen. It is also the name of the woman the Italian poet Petrarch sang all his life in his sonnets.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).