First names in Hebrew

First name Uri: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אורי

Gematria value: 217

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Uri is written אורי

Meaning and origin

What does Uri mean?

Meaning: "my light"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: uri means "my light". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families, spelled Uri or Ori.

Gematria

Uri = 217

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total217

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Uri, from א to י:

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי׃

“I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will counsel you, with My eye upon you.”

Psalms 32:8

The book of your first name

Uri, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Uri in three answers

How do you write Uri in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Uri is written אורי.

What is the gematria value of Uri?
Written אורי, Uri is worth 217: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Uri mean?
My light (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: uri means "my light". It is a biblical name, much loved today in Jewish families, spelled Uri or Ori.