First names in Hebrew

First name Abijah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אביה

Gematria value: 18

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abijah is written אביה

Abijah is the English form of Aviya, אביה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abijah mean?

Meaning: "God is my father"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: avi, "my father", followed by a short form of the Divine Name. It means "God is my father". Today it is given mostly to girls; in the Bible it is borne by women and men alike, and English Bibles spell it Abijah.

Gematria

Abijah = 18

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total18

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 Abijah, 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

Abijah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abijah in three answers

How do you write Abijah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abijah is written אביה. Abijah is the English form of Aviya, אביה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abijah?
Written אביה, Abijah is worth 18: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Abijah mean?
God is my father (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: avi, "my father", followed by a short form of the Divine Name. It means "God is my father". Today it is given mostly to girls; in the Bible it is borne by women and men alike, and English Bibles spell it Abijah.