First names in Hebrew

First name Ashi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אשי

Gematria value: 311

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Ashi is written אשי

Meaning and origin

What does Ashi mean?

Meaning: of disputed origin
Origin: disputed

Ashi is the name of one of the most important masters of the Babylonian Talmud, at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century. Its origin and meaning are debated.

Gematria

Ashi = 311

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אשי has 3 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total311

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 Ashi, 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

Ashi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Ashi in three answers

How do you write Ashi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Ashi is written אשי.

What is the gematria value of Ashi?
Written אשי, Ashi is worth 311: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Ashi mean?
Of disputed origin (origin: disputed). Ashi is the name of one of the most important masters of the Babylonian Talmud, at the end of the fourth and the beginning of the fifth century. Its origin and meaning are debated.