First names in Hebrew

First name Rafael: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רפאל

Gematria value: 311

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rafael is written רפאל

Rafael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Raphael, רפאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Rafael mean?

Meaning: "God heals"
Origin: Hebrew

Raphael, Refael in Hebrew, is a Hebrew name meaning “God heals”. It is the name of one of the angels whom tradition calls by name.

Gematria

Rafael = 311

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• פthe letter Pe80
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total311

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Lamed

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 Rafael, from ר to ל:

רִיבְךָ רִיב אֶת־רֵעֶךָ וְסוֹד אַחֵר אַל־תְּגָל׃

“Argue your case with your neighbor, but do not reveal another's secret.”

Proverbs 25:9

The book of your first name

Rafael, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rafael in three answers

How do you write Rafael in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rafael is written רפאל. Rafael is the Spanish and Portuguese form of Raphael, רפאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Rafael?
Written רפאל, Rafael is worth 311: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Rafael mean?
God heals (origin: Hebrew). Raphael, Refael in Hebrew, is a Hebrew name meaning “God heals”. It is the name of one of the angels whom tradition calls by name.