First names in Hebrew

First name Abishai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבישי

Gematria value: 323

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Abishai is written אבישי

Abishai is the English form of Avishai, אבישי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Abishai mean?

Meaning: "my father is a gift" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Avishai is a biblical Hebrew name. It is most often understood as "my father is a gift": av, "father", and shai, "gift, offering" (Psalms 76:12), though other readings exist.

Gematria

Abishai = 323

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total323

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 Abishai, 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

Abishai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Abishai in three answers

How do you write Abishai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Abishai is written אבישי. Abishai is the English form of Avishai, אבישי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Abishai?
Written אבישי, Abishai is worth 323: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Abishai mean?
My father is a gift" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Avishai is a biblical Hebrew name. It is most often understood as "my father is a gift": av, "father", and shai, "gift, offering" (Psalms 76:12), though other readings exist.