First names in Hebrew

First name Basya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

בתיה

Gematria value: 417

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Basya is written בתיה

Basya is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Batya, בתיה in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Basya mean?

Meaning: "daughter of God"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew. It is made of bat, "daughter", and a short form of the Divine Name: "daughter of God". English Bibles spell it Bithiah, and Ashkenazi families often say Basya.

Gematria

Basya = 417

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. בתיה has 4 letters:

• בthe letter Bet2
• תthe letter Tav400
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• Total417

The verse of the name

From the letter Bet 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 Basya, from ב to ה:

בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה בָּעִיר וּבָרוּךְ אַתָּה בַּשָּׂדֶה׃

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.”

Deuteronomy 28:3

The book of your first name

Basya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Basya in three answers

How do you write Basya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Basya is written בתיה. Basya is the Ashkenazi pronunciation of Batya, בתיה in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Basya?
Written בתיה, Basya is worth 417: the letter Bet (2) + the letter Tav (400) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Basya mean?
Daughter of God (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew. It is made of bat, "daughter", and a short form of the Divine Name: "daughter of God". English Bibles spell it Bithiah, and Ashkenazi families often say Basya.