First names in Hebrew

First name Orit: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אורית

Gematria value: 617

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Orit is written אורית

Meaning and origin

What does Orit mean?

Meaning: "light"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a modern Hebrew name, built on or, “light”, with a feminine ending. Orit means “the radiant one”, “the little light”.

Gematria

Orit = 617

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• תthe letter Tav400
• Total617

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Tav

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 Orit, from א to ת:

אַשְׁרֵי שֹׁמְרֵי מִשְׁפָּט עֹשֵׂה צְדָקָה בְכׇל־עֵת׃

“Happy are those who keep justice, who do what is right at all times.”

Psalms 106:3

The book of your first name

Orit, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Orit in three answers

How do you write Orit in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Orit is written אורית.

What is the gematria value of Orit?
Written אורית, Orit is worth 617: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Tav (400).

What does Orit mean?
Light (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a modern Hebrew name, built on or, “light”, with a feminine ending. Orit means “the radiant one”, “the little light”.