First names in Hebrew

First name Zillah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

צילה

Gematria value: 135

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Zillah is written צילה

Zillah is the English Bible form of Tzila, צילה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Zillah mean?

Meaning: "shade, shelter"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew, formed on tzel, "shade": not darkness, but the shade that protects from the burning sun, a shelter. Tzila is "the one who shelters".

Gematria

Zillah = 135

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

• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• לthe letter Lamed30
• הthe letter He5
• Total135

The verse of the name

From the letter Tzadi 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 Zillah, from צ to ה:

צַדִּיק כַּתָּמָר יִפְרָח כְּאֶרֶז בַּלְּבָנוֹן יִשְׂגֶּה׃

“The righteous will flourish like the palm tree; he will grow tall like a cedar in Lebanon.”

Psalms 92:13

The book of your first name

Zillah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Zillah in three answers

How do you write Zillah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Zillah is written צילה. Zillah is the English Bible form of Tzila, צילה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Zillah?
Written צילה, Zillah is worth 135: the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter He (5).

What does Zillah mean?
Shade, shelter (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew, formed on tzel, "shade": not darkness, but the shade that protects from the burning sun, a shelter. Tzila is "the one who shelters".