First names in Hebrew

First name Avishay: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אבישי

Gematria value: 323

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Avishay is written אבישי

Avishay is another spelling of Avishai, אבישי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Avishay mean?

Meaning: "my father is a gift" (meaning disputed)
Origin: Hebrew

Avishai is a biblical Hebrew name. It is most often understood as "my father is a gift": av, "father", and shai, "gift, offering" (Psalms 76:12), though other readings exist.

Gematria

Avishay = 323

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total323

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 Avishay, 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

Avishay, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Avishay in three answers

How do you write Avishay in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Avishay is written אבישי. Avishay is another spelling of Avishai, אבישי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Avishay?
Written אבישי, Avishay is worth 323: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Avishay mean?
My father is a gift" (meaning disputed) (origin: Hebrew). Avishai is a biblical Hebrew name. It is most often understood as "my father is a gift": av, "father", and shai, "gift, offering" (Psalms 76:12), though other readings exist.