First names in Hebrew

First name Reizel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רייזל

Gematria value: 257

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Reizel is written רייזל

Reizel is another spelling of Raizel, רייזל in Yiddish.

Meaning and origin

What does Reizel 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

Reizel = 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 Reizel, 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

Reizel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Reizel in three answers

How do you write Reizel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Reizel is written רייזל. Reizel is another spelling of Raizel, רייזל in Yiddish.

What is the gematria value of Reizel?
Written רייזל, Reizel 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 Reizel 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.