First names in Hebrew

First name Ravina: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רבינא

Gematria value: 263

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ravina is written רבינא

Meaning and origin

What does Ravina mean?

Meaning: a contraction of Rav Avina (meaning debated)
Origin: Aramaic

Ravina is the name of two masters of the Babylonian Talmud, in the 4th and 5th centuries. According to the usual explanation, it is a contraction of Rav Avina, “master Avina”; the meaning of the name itself is debated. The last Ravina is one of those who completed the Talmud.

Gematria

Ravina = 263

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total263

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Aleph

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 Ravina, from ר to א:

רׇב־אָדָם יִקְרָא אִישׁ חַסְדּוֹ וְאִישׁ אֱמוּנִים מִי יִמְצָא׃

“Many people proclaim their own kindness, but a faithful person, who can find?”

Proverbs 20:6

The book of your first name

Ravina, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ravina in three answers

How do you write Ravina in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ravina is written רבינא.

What is the gematria value of Ravina?
Written רבינא, Ravina is worth 263: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Ravina mean?
A contraction of Rav Avina (meaning debated) (origin: Aramaic). Ravina is the name of two masters of the Babylonian Talmud, in the 4th and 5th centuries. According to the usual explanation, it is a contraction of Rav Avina, “master Avina”; the meaning of the name itself is debated. The last Ravina is one of those who completed the Talmud.