First names in Hebrew

First name Amariah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמריה

Gematria value: 256

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amariah is written אמריה

Meaning and origin

What does Amariah mean?

Meaning: "God has spoken"
Origin: Hebrew

Amariah is a biblical Hebrew name. It comes from amar, "to say", followed by a short form of the Divine Name: "God has spoken", or "God has promised".

Gematria

Amariah = 256

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total256

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 Amariah, 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

Amariah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Amariah in three answers

How do you write Amariah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amariah is written אמריה.

What is the gematria value of Amariah?
Written אמריה, Amariah is worth 256: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Amariah mean?
God has spoken (origin: Hebrew). Amariah is a biblical Hebrew name. It comes from amar, "to say", followed by a short form of the Divine Name: "God has spoken", or "God has promised".