First names in Hebrew

First name Maor: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מאור

Gematria value: 247

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Maor is written מאור

Meaning and origin

What does Maor mean?

Meaning: "the luminary"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: maor, “a luminary, a source of light”. It is a name much loved in Jewish families.

Gematria

Maor = 247

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• Total247

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem to the letter Resh

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 Maor, from מ to ר:

מַה־לְּךָ הַיָּם כִּי תָנוּס הַיַּרְדֵּן תִּסֹּב לְאָחוֹר׃

“What ails you, sea, that you flee? And you, Jordan, that you turn back?”

Psalms 114:5

The book of your first name

Maor, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Maor in three answers

How do you write Maor in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Maor is written מאור.

What is the gematria value of Maor?
Written מאור, Maor is worth 247: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200).

What does Maor mean?
The luminary (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: maor, “a luminary, a source of light”. It is a name much loved in Jewish families.