First names in Hebrew
First name Chaiky: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
חיה
Gematria value: 23
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Chaiky is written חיה
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 Chaiky mean?
Meaning: pet form of Chaya, "alive"
Origin: Hebrew
Chaiky is a pet form of Chaya used every day in Orthodox families, from the Yiddish Chaike. Chaya is a Hebrew word: “alive”.
Gematria
Chaiky = 23
In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. חיה has 3 letters:
- חthe letter Chet8
- יthe letter Yod10
- הthe letter He5
- Total23
Written חייקי (as it sounds in English), Chaiky is worth 138.
The verse of the name
From the letter Chet 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 Chaiky, from ח to ה:
חֲנֹךְ לַנַּעַר עַל־פִּי דַרְכּוֹ גַּם כִּי־יַזְקִין לֹא־יָסוּר מִמֶּנָּה׃
“Train a child according to his own way; even when he grows old, he will not turn from it.”
Proverbs 22:6
The book of your first name
Chaiky, in nine pages
- Chaiky, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Chaiky
- Chaiky, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Chaiky in three answers
How do you write Chaiky in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chaiky is written חיה. Chaiky is a Yiddish pet form of Chaya, חיה in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חייקי.
What is the gematria value of Chaiky?
Written חיה, Chaiky is worth 23: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5). Written חייקי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 138.
What does Chaiky mean?
Pet form of Chaya, "alive (origin: Hebrew). Chaiky is a pet form of Chaya used every day in Orthodox families, from the Yiddish Chaike. Chaya is a Hebrew word: “alive”.
A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).