First names in Hebrew

First name Chaim: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חיים

Gematria value: 68

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chaim is written חיים

Meaning and origin

What does Chaim mean?

Meaning: "life"
Origin: Hebrew

Chaim is a Hebrew name meaning "life". The word chayim is a plural in Hebrew: life is lives, all lives. The Torah presents it as a choice: "I have set before you life and death… Choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:19).

Gematria

Chaim = 68

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• יthe letter Yod10
• םthe letter final Mem40
• Total68

The verse of the name

From the letter Chet to the letter final Mem

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 Chaim, from ח to ם:

חִכּוֹ מַמְתַקִּים וְכֻלּוֹ מַחֲמַדִּים זֶה דוֹדִי וְזֶה רֵעִי בְּנוֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃

“His mouth is sweetness itself, and he is altogether lovely. This is my beloved, and this is my friend, daughters of Jerusalem.”

Song of Songs 5:16

The book of your first name

Chaim, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chaim in three answers

How do you write Chaim in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chaim is written חיים.

What is the gematria value of Chaim?
Written חיים, Chaim is worth 68: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter final Mem (40).

What does Chaim mean?
Life (origin: Hebrew). Chaim is a Hebrew name meaning "life". The word chayim is a plural in Hebrew: life is lives, all lives. The Torah presents it as a choice: "I have set before you life and death… Choose life" (Deuteronomy 30:19).