First names in Hebrew
First name Basha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
בת שבע
Gematria value: 774
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Basha is written בת שבע
For the book, we recommend the original spelling, the one the name comes from; the phonetic spelling remains possible for those attached to the sound of their name.
Meaning and origin
What does Basha mean?
Meaning: pet form of Batsheva, "daughter of the oath"
Origin: Hebrew
Basha is a pet form of Batsheva used by the Jews of Eastern Europe and still heard in Orthodox families. Batsheva means “daughter of the oath”; it is the name of the mother of King Solomon.
Gematria
Basha = 774
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בת שבע has 5 letters:
- בthe letter Bet2
- תthe letter Tav400
- שthe letter Shin300
- בthe letter Bet2
- עthe letter Ayin70
- Total774
Written באשה (as it sounds in English), Basha is worth 308.
The verse of the name
From the letter Bet to the letter Ayin
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 Basha, from ב to ע:
בְּלֵב נָבוֹן תָּנוּחַ חׇכְמָה וּבְקֶרֶב כְּסִילִים תִּוָּדֵעַ׃
“Wisdom rests in the heart of the discerning, but among fools it makes itself known.”
Proverbs 14:33
The book of your first name
Basha, in nine pages
- Basha, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Basha
- Basha, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Basha in three answers
How do you write Basha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Basha is written בת שבע. Basha is a Yiddish pet form of Batsheva, בת שבע in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written באשה.
What is the gematria value of Basha?
Written בת שבע, Basha is worth 774: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70). Written באשה (as it sounds in English), it is worth 308.
What does Basha mean?
Pet form of Batsheva, "daughter of the oath (origin: Hebrew). Basha is a pet form of Batsheva used by the Jews of Eastern Europe and still heard in Orthodox families. Batsheva means “daughter of the oath”; it is the name of the mother of King Solomon.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).