First names in Hebrew

First name Uriah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אוריה

Gematria value: 222

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Uriah is written אוריה

The English Bible form of your name, אוריה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Uriah mean?

Meaning: "God is my light"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It joins uri, "my light", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is my light". It is a biblical name, still given today.

Gematria

Uriah = 222

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total222

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph 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 Uriah, from א to ה:

אַתָּה סֵתֶר לִי מִצַּר תִּצְּרֵנִי רׇנֵּי פַלֵּט תְּסוֹבְבֵנִי סֶלָה׃

“You are my hiding place; You guard me from distress, You surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah.”

Psalms 32:7

The book of your first name

Uriah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Uriah in three answers

How do you write Uriah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Uriah is written אוריה. The English Bible form of your name, אוריה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Uriah?
Written אוריה, Uriah is worth 222: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Uriah mean?
God is my light (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It joins uri, "my light", and a short form of the divine Name: "God is my light". It is a biblical name, still given today.