First names in Hebrew

First name Raizel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רייזל

Gematria value: 257

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Raizel is written רייזל

Meaning and origin

What does Raizel mean?

Meaning: "little rose"
Origin: Yiddish

Raizel is a Yiddish name: from reyz, “rose”, with the affectionate ending -el, “little rose”. Its Hebrew equivalents are Shoshana, which tradition translates as “rose”, and Vered.

Gematria

Raizel = 257

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• זthe letter Zayin7
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total257

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 Raizel, 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

Raizel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Raizel in three answers

How do you write Raizel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Raizel is written רייזל.

What is the gematria value of Raizel?
Written רייזל, Raizel is worth 257: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Raizel mean?
Little rose (origin: Yiddish). Raizel is a Yiddish name: from reyz, “rose”, with the affectionate ending -el, “little rose”. Its Hebrew equivalents are Shoshana, which tradition translates as “rose”, and Vered.