First names in Hebrew

First name Azariah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

עזריה

Gematria value: 292

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Azariah is written עזריה

Meaning and origin

What does Azariah mean?

Meaning: "God has helped"
Origin: Hebrew

Azariah is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of ezer, "help", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has helped". It is one of the most common names in the Bible: priests, prophets, companions of Daniel.

Gematria

Azariah = 292

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

• עthe letter Ayin70
• זthe letter Zayin7
• רthe letter Resh200
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total292

The verse of the name

From the letter Ayin 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 Azariah, from ע to ה:

עֹטֶה־אוֹר כַּשַּׂלְמָה נוֹטֶה שָׁמַיִם כַּיְרִיעָה׃

“He wraps Himself in light as in a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a curtain.”

Psalms 104:2

The book of your first name

Azariah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Azariah in three answers

How do you write Azariah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Azariah is written עזריה.

What is the gematria value of Azariah?
Written עזריה, Azariah is worth 292: the letter Ayin (70) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Resh (200) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Azariah mean?
God has helped (origin: Hebrew). Azariah is a biblical Hebrew name. It is made of ezer, "help", and a short form of the Divine Name: "God has helped". It is one of the most common names in the Bible: priests, prophets, companions of Daniel.