First names in Hebrew

First name Sophia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בינה

Gematria value: 67

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Sophia 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 Sophia 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

Sophia = 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), Sophia 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 Sophia, 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

Sophia, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Sophia in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Sophia?
Written בינה, Sophia 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 Sophia 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).