First names in Hebrew

First name Tara: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

טרה

Gematria value: 214

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Tara is written טרה

Meaning and origin

What does Tara mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin (the Hill of Tara in Ireland, or "star" in Sanskrit)
Origin: disputed

Tara has several possible origins, and none prevails. In Ireland it is the name of a famous hill, the Hill of Tara, where the high kings once sat; Gone with the Wind made it the name of an estate. In Sanskrit, tārā means "star".

Gematria

Tara = 214

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. טרה has 3 letters:

• טthe letter Tet9
• רthe letter Resh200
• הthe letter He5
• Total214

The verse of the name

From the letter Tet 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 Tara, from ט to ה:

טָעֲמָה כִּי־טוֹב סַחְרָהּ לֹא־יִכְבֶּה בַלַּיְלָה נֵרָהּ׃

“She senses that her trade is good; her lamp does not go out at night.”

Proverbs 31:18

The book of your first name

Tara, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Tara in three answers

How do you write Tara in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Tara is written טרה.

What is the gematria value of Tara?
Written טרה, Tara is worth 214: the letter Tet (9) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter He (5).

What does Tara mean?
Of disputed origin (the Hill of Tara in Ireland, or "star" in Sanskrit) (origin: disputed). Tara has several possible origins, and none prevails. In Ireland it is the name of a famous hill, the Hill of Tara, where the high kings once sat; Gone with the Wind made it the name of an estate. In Sanskrit, tārā means "star".