First names in Hebrew

First name Moriah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

מוריה

Gematria value: 261

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Moriah is written מוריה

Meaning and origin

What does Moriah mean?

Meaning: "Mount Moriah"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of Mount Moriah, the mountain of Jerusalem where the Temple stood. It is a girl's name much given today in Jewish families. The name ends with a short form of the divine Name, and tradition has explained it in several ways.

Gematria

Moriah = 261

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

• מthe letter Mem40
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total261

The verse of the name

From the letter Mem 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 Moriah, from מ to ה:

מַיִם עֲמֻקִּים דִּבְרֵי פִי־אִישׁ נַחַל נֹבֵעַ מְקוֹר חׇכְמָה׃

“The words of a man's mouth are deep waters; the source of wisdom is a flowing stream.”

Proverbs 18:4

The book of your first name

Moriah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Moriah in three answers

How do you write Moriah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Moriah is written מוריה.

What is the gematria value of Moriah?
Written מוריה, Moriah is worth 261: the letter Mem (40) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Moriah mean?
Mount Moriah (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of Mount Moriah, the mountain of Jerusalem where the Temple stood. It is a girl's name much given today in Jewish families. The name ends with a short form of the divine Name, and tradition has explained it in several ways.