First names in Hebrew

First name Rafi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רפי

Gematria value: 290

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rafi is written רפי

Rafi is the Hebrew pet form of Raphael, רפאל in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Rafi mean?

Meaning: a pet form of Raphael, "God heals"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew pet form of Raphael, Refael, which means “God heals”. It is much used in Jewish families, as a nickname or as a name in its own right.

Gematria

Rafi = 290

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. רפי has 3 letters:

• רthe letter Resh200
• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total290

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh 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 Rafi, from ר to י:

רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא־יָכְלוּ לִי׃

“Greatly have they afflicted me since my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.”

Psalms 129:2

The book of your first name

Rafi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rafi in three answers

How do you write Rafi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rafi is written רפי. Rafi is the Hebrew pet form of Raphael, רפאל in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Rafi?
Written רפי, Rafi is worth 290: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Rafi mean?
A pet form of Raphael, "God heals (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew pet form of Raphael, Refael, which means “God heals”. It is much used in Jewish families, as a nickname or as a name in its own right.