First names in Hebrew

First name Raven: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רייבן

Gematria value: 272

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Raven is written רייבן

Meaning and origin

What does Raven mean?

Meaning: "raven", the black bird
Origin: English

Raven is the English name of the bird, from the Old English hræfn. It has been given as a girl's name in America since the 1970s, for its dark shine and its mystery.

Gematria

Raven = 272

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• בthe letter Bet2
• ןthe letter final Nun50
• Total272

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter final Nun

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 Raven, from ר to ן:

רִאשׁוֹן לְצִיּוֹן הִנֵּה הִנָּם וְלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִם מְבַשֵּׂר אֶתֵּן׃

“First to Zion: Behold, here they are! And to Jerusalem I will give a bearer of good news.”

Isaiah 41:27

The book of your first name

Raven, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Raven in three answers

How do you write Raven in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Raven is written רייבן.

What is the gematria value of Raven?
Written רייבן, Raven is worth 272: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter final Nun (50).

What does Raven mean?
Raven", the black bird (origin: English). Raven is the English name of the bird, from the Old English hræfn. It has been given as a girl's name in America since the 1970s, for its dark shine and its mystery.