First names in Hebrew

First name Sofia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בינה

Gematria value: 67

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sofia is written בינה

בינהThe Hebrew name with a close meaningBina, "understanding", is a Hebrew first name, and a sister word of wisdom in Proverbs 4:7.Value: 67

סופיהAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 161

Meaning and origin

What does Sofia mean?

Meaning: "wisdom"
Origin: Greek

Sophia is the Greek word for "wisdom", the word we find in "philosophy", the love of wisdom. It has been a name for centuries, and in the twenty-first century it has become one of the most popular girls' names in the world.

Gematria

Sofia = 67

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

בthe letter Bet2
יthe letter Yod10
נthe letter Nun50
הthe letter He5
Total67

Written סופיה (as it sounds in English), Sofia is worth 161.

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet 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 Sofia, from ב to ה:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה בָּעִיר וּבָרוּךְ אַתָּה בַּשָּׂדֶה׃

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.”

Deuteronomy 28:3

The book of your first name

Sofia, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Sofia in three answers

How do you write Sofia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Sofia is written בינה. Sofia is another spelling of Sophia. As it sounds in English, it is written סופיה.

What is the gematria value of Sofia?
Written בינה, Sofia is worth 67: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Nun (50) + the letter He (5). Written סופיה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 161.

What does Sofia mean?
Wisdom (origin: Greek). Sophia is the Greek word for "wisdom", the word we find in "philosophy", the love of wisdom. It has been a name for centuries, and in the twenty-first century it has become one of the most popular girls' names in the world.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).