First names in Hebrew

First name Akavia: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עקביא

Gematria value: 183

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Akavia is written עקביא

Akavia is another spelling of Akavya, עקביא in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Akavia mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin; perhaps from the root of Yaakov, Jacob
Origin: Hebrew

Akavya is the name of a master of the Mishnah, Akavya ben Mahalalel, in the first century. Its origin is debated: some hear in it the root a-k-v, that of Yaakov (Jacob), followed by the ending of names that recall God. It has become a given name again today.

Gematria

Akavia = 183

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• קthe letter Kuf100
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• Total183

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin to the letter Aleph

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 Akavia, from ע to א:

עוֹדֶנּוּ מְדַבֵּר עִמָּם וְרָחֵל בָּאָה עִם־הַצֹּאן אֲשֶׁר לְאָבִיהָ כִּי רֹעָה הִוא׃

“He was still speaking with them when Rachel came with her father's sheep, for she was a shepherdess.”

Genesis 29:9

The book of your first name

Akavia, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Akavia in three answers

How do you write Akavia in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Akavia is written עקביא. Akavia is another spelling of Akavya, עקביא in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Akavia?
Written עקביא, Akavia is worth 183: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1).

What does Akavia mean?
Of disputed origin; perhaps from the root of Yaakov, Jacob (origin: Hebrew). Akavya is the name of a master of the Mishnah, Akavya ben Mahalalel, in the first century. Its origin is debated: some hear in it the root a-k-v, that of Yaakov (Jacob), followed by the ending of names that recall God. It has become a given name again today.