First names in Hebrew

First name Akavya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עקביא

Gematria value: 183

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Akavya is written עקביא

Meaning and origin

What does Akavya 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

Akavya = 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 Akavya, 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

Akavya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Akavya in three answers

How do you write Akavya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Akavya is written עקביא.

What is the gematria value of Akavya?
Written עקביא, Akavya 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 Akavya 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.