First names in Hebrew

First name Uriel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אוריאל

Gematria value: 248

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Uriel is written אוריאל

Meaning and origin

What does Uriel mean?

Meaning: "God is my light"
Origin: Hebrew

Uriel is a biblical name. It comes from the Hebrew or, "light", and a word for God: "God is my light". Borne by Levites in the Book of Chronicles, it is also the name of an angel in Jewish tradition.

Gematria

Uriel = 248

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אוריאל has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• וthe letter Vav6
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• Total248

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Lamed

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 Uriel, from א to ל:

אֶעְבְּרָה בְאַרְצֶךָ בַּדֶּרֶךְ בַּדֶּרֶךְ אֵלֵךְ לֹא אָסוּר יָמִין וּשְׂמֹאול׃

“Let me pass through your land. I will keep to the road, only to the road; I will not turn aside to the right or to the left.”

Deuteronomy 2:27

The book of your first name

Uriel, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Uriel in three answers

How do you write Uriel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Uriel is written אוריאל.

What is the gematria value of Uriel?
Written אוריאל, Uriel is worth 248: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30).

What does Uriel mean?
God is my light (origin: Hebrew). Uriel is a biblical name. It comes from the Hebrew or, "light", and a word for God: "God is my light". Borne by Levites in the Book of Chronicles, it is also the name of an angel in Jewish tradition.