First names in Hebrew

First name Refaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רפיה

Gematria value: 295

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Refaya is written רפיה

Meaning and origin

What does Refaya mean?

Meaning: "God has healed"
Origin: Hebrew

Rephaiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from rafa, “to heal”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God has healed”. It shares its root with Raphael.

Gematria

Refaya = 295

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• פthe letter Pe80
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total295

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter He

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 Refaya, from ר to ה:

רוּחַ־אִישׁ יְכַלְכֵּל מַחֲלֵהוּ וְרוּחַ נְכֵאָה מִי יִשָּׂאֶנָּה׃

“A man's spirit sustains him in sickness, but a crushed spirit, who can bear it?”

Proverbs 18:14

The book of your first name

Refaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Refaya in three answers

How do you write Refaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Refaya is written רפיה.

What is the gematria value of Refaya?
Written רפיה, Refaya is worth 295: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Pe (80) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Refaya mean?
God has healed (origin: Hebrew). Rephaiah is a Hebrew name from the Bible. It comes from rafa, “to heal”, followed by a short form of the divine Name: “God has healed”. It shares its root with Raphael.