First names in Hebrew

First name Nehorai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

נהוראי

Gematria value: 272

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Nehorai is written נהוראי

Meaning and origin

What does Nehorai mean?

Meaning: "light"
Origin: Aramaic

Nehorai is an Aramaic name, from the sister language of Hebrew, the language of the Talmud. It comes from nehora, “light”, the same word as the Hebrew neharah, “daylight” (Job 3:4). It is carried today by many boys.

Gematria

Nehorai = 272

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. נהוראי has 6 letters:

• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• אthe letter Aleph1
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total272

The verse of the name

From the letter Nun to the letter Yod

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 Nehorai, from נ to י:

נֵר־לְרַגְלִי דְבָרֶךָ וְאוֹר לִנְתִיבָתִי׃

“Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.”

Psalms 119:105

The book of your first name

Nehorai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Nehorai in three answers

How do you write Nehorai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Nehorai is written נהוראי.

What is the gematria value of Nehorai?
Written נהוראי, Nehorai is worth 272: the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Nehorai mean?
Light (origin: Aramaic). Nehorai is an Aramaic name, from the sister language of Hebrew, the language of the Talmud. It comes from nehora, “light”, the same word as the Hebrew neharah, “daylight” (Job 3:4). It is carried today by many boys.