First names in Hebrew

First name Rephaiah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רפיה

Gematria value: 295

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rephaiah is written רפיה

Rephaiah is the English spelling of this Hebrew name, רפיה.

Meaning and origin

What does Rephaiah 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

Rephaiah = 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 Rephaiah, 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

Rephaiah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rephaiah in three answers

How do you write Rephaiah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rephaiah is written רפיה. Rephaiah is the English spelling of this Hebrew name, רפיה.

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

What does Rephaiah 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.