First names in Hebrew

First name Rina: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רינה

Gematria value: 265

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Rina is written רינה

Meaning and origin

What does Rina mean?

Meaning: of debated origin; in Hebrew, rina means "a song of joy"
Origin: disputed

Rina is a short name found in several languages. In Europe, it is often a pet form of Catarina, Irina or Marina. But in Hebrew, rinah is a word in its own right, and a Hebrew name carried for a long time: it means “a song of joy, a shout of gladness”.

Gematria

Rina = 265

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• נthe letter Nun50
• הthe letter He5
• Total265

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 Rina, 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

Rina, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Rina in three answers

How do you write Rina in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Rina is written רינה.

What is the gematria value of Rina?
Written רינה, Rina is worth 265: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5).

What does Rina mean?
Of debated origin; in Hebrew, rina means "a song of joy (origin: disputed). Rina is a short name found in several languages. In Europe, it is often a pet form of Catarina, Irina or Marina. But in Hebrew, rinah is a word in its own right, and a Hebrew name carried for a long time: it means “a song of joy, a shout of gladness”.