First names in Hebrew

First name Sierra: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

סיירה

Gematria value: 285

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sierra is written סיירה

Meaning and origin

What does Sierra mean?

Meaning: "mountain range"
Origin: Spanish

Sierra is the Spanish word for "mountain range", from the Latin serra, "saw", because of the jagged line of the peaks. It became a first name in America in the 1990s.

Gematria

Sierra = 285

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. סיירה has 5 letters:

• סthe letter Samekh60
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total285

The verse of the name

From the letter Samekh 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 Sierra, from ס to ה:

סַלְסְלֶהָ וּתְרוֹמְמֶךָּ תְּכַבֵּדְךָ כִּי תְחַבְּקֶנָּה׃

“Prize her highly, and she will raise you up; she will bring you honor when you embrace her.”

Proverbs 4:8

The book of your first name

Sierra, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Sierra in three answers

How do you write Sierra in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sierra is written סיירה.

What is the gematria value of Sierra?
Written סיירה, Sierra is worth 285: the letter Samekh (60) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Sierra mean?
Mountain range (origin: Spanish). Sierra is the Spanish word for "mountain range", from the Latin serra, "saw", because of the jagged line of the peaks. It became a first name in America in the 1990s.