First names in Hebrew

First name Orpa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

ערפה

Gematria value: 355

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Orpa is written ערפה

Orpa is another spelling of Orpah, ערפה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Orpa mean?

Meaning: of debated origin; tradition reads in it oref, "the nape of the neck"
Origin: Hebrew

Orpah is a name from the Bible, that of Ruth's sister-in-law. Its meaning is debated. Tradition links it to oref, “the nape of the neck”: the one who, at a certain moment, turned her back to go home (Ruth Rabbah 2:9).

Gematria

Orpa = 355

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• רthe letter Resh200
• פthe letter Pe80
• הthe letter He5
• Total355

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin 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 Orpa, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Orpa, in nine pages

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• Letter by letter
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• Orpa, day to day
• What tradition says about names
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Frequently asked

Orpa in three answers

How do you write Orpa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Orpa is written ערפה. Orpa is another spelling of Orpah, ערפה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Orpa?
Written ערפה, Orpa is worth 355: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter He (5).

What does Orpa mean?
Of debated origin; tradition reads in it oref, "the nape of the neck (origin: Hebrew). Orpah is a name from the Bible, that of Ruth's sister-in-law. Its meaning is debated. Tradition links it to oref, “the nape of the neck”: the one who, at a certain moment, turned her back to go home (Ruth Rabbah 2:9).