First names in Hebrew

First name Orah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אורה

Gematria value: 212

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Orah is written אורה

Orah is another spelling of Ora, אורה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Orah mean?

Meaning: "light"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: orah, “light”, the poetic, feminine form of or. It is rare in the Bible, and precious.

Gematria

Orah = 212

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total212

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Orah, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Orah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Orah in three answers

How do you write Orah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Orah is written אורה. Orah is another spelling of Ora, אורה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Orah?
Written אורה, Orah is worth 212: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Orah mean?
Light (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: orah, “light”, the poetic, feminine form of or. It is rare in the Bible, and precious.