First names in Hebrew

First name Avi: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבי

Gematria value: 13

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Avi is written אבי

Meaning and origin

What does Avi mean?

Meaning: "my father"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a Hebrew word: avi, "my father". It is the familiar short form of many names that begin this way, such as Avraham, Avner, Avishai or Avinoam, and it is also a name in its own right, very popular in Jewish families.

Gematria

Avi = 13

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total13

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 Avi, 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

Avi, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Avi in three answers

How do you write Avi in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avi is written אבי.

What is the gematria value of Avi?
Written אבי, Avi is worth 13: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Avi mean?
My father (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a Hebrew word: avi, "my father". It is the familiar short form of many names that begin this way, such as Avraham, Avner, Avishai or Avinoam, and it is also a name in its own right, very popular in Jewish families.