First names in Hebrew

First name Chagai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חגי

Gematria value: 21

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chagai is written חגי

Chagai is a Hebrew spelling of Haggai, חגי.

Meaning and origin

What does Chagai mean?

Meaning: "born on a festival"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is that of Haggai, one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from chag, "festival": it is understood as "born on a festival day", or "my festival".

Gematria

Chagai = 21

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• גthe letter Gimel3
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total21

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet 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 Chagai, from ח to י:

חֲבָלִים נָפְלוּ־לִי בַּנְּעִמִים אַף־נַחֲלָת שָׁפְרָה עָלָי׃

“The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, a lovely inheritance is mine.”

Psalms 16:6

The book of your first name

Chagai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chagai in three answers

How do you write Chagai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chagai is written חגי. Chagai is a Hebrew spelling of Haggai, חגי.

What is the gematria value of Chagai?
Written חגי, Chagai is worth 21: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Gimel (3) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Chagai mean?
Born on a festival (origin: Hebrew). Your name is that of Haggai, one of the twelve minor prophets. It comes from chag, "festival": it is understood as "born on a festival day", or "my festival".