First names in Hebrew

First name Amaziah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אמציה

Gematria value: 146

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Amaziah is written אמציה

Amaziah is the English form of Amatzia, אמציה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Amaziah mean?

Meaning: "God is strong"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew form of Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash. It means "God is strong": the verb amatz, "to be strong, courageous", the same as in "be strong and courageous", followed by a short form of the Divine Name.

Gematria

Amaziah = 146

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• מthe letter Mem40
• צthe letter Tzadi90
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total146

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 Amaziah, 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

Amaziah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Amaziah in three answers

How do you write Amaziah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Amaziah is written אמציה. Amaziah is the English form of Amatzia, אמציה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Amaziah?
Written אמציה, Amaziah is worth 146: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Mem (40) + the letter Tzadi (90) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Amaziah mean?
God is strong (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew form of Amaziah, king of Judah, son of Joash. It means "God is strong": the verb amatz, "to be strong, courageous", the same as in "be strong and courageous", followed by a short form of the Divine Name.