First names in Hebrew

First name Roi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

רועי

Gematria value: 286

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Roi is written רועי

Meaning and origin

What does Roi mean?

Meaning: "my shepherd"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: roi, “my shepherd”. It is a modern name, much given in Jewish families, taken from one of the best-known psalms. It is also written Roee or Roey.

Gematria

Roi = 286

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

• רthe letter Resh200
• וthe letter Vav6
• עthe letter Ayin70
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total286

The verse of the name

From the letter Resh to the letter Yod

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 Roi, from ר to י:

רַבַּת צְרָרוּנִי מִנְּעוּרָי גַּם לֹא־יָכְלוּ לִי׃

“Greatly have they afflicted me since my youth, yet they have not prevailed against me.”

Psalms 129:2

The book of your first name

Roi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Roi in three answers

How do you write Roi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Roi is written רועי.

What is the gematria value of Roi?
Written רועי, Roi is worth 286: the letter Resh (200) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Roi mean?
My shepherd (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: roi, “my shepherd”. It is a modern name, much given in Jewish families, taken from one of the best-known psalms. It is also written Roee or Roey.