First names in Hebrew

First name Chaskel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יחזקאל

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chaskel is written יחזקאל

RecommendedיחזקאלThe original spellingChaskel is a Yiddish form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, יחזקאל in Hebrew.Value: 156

חאצקלAs it sounds in EnglishThe Hebrew letters that transcribe the sound of your name: for a book that reads this sound rather than the origin of the name.Value: 229

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 Chaskel mean?

Meaning: form of Yechezkel, "God strengthens"
Origin: Hebrew

Chaskel is the Yiddish form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, as it was pronounced in Poland and Galicia; it is still given in Hasidic families. Yechezkel means “God strengthens”, from chazak, “strong”.

Gematria

Chaskel = 156

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. יחזקאל has 6 letters:

יthe letter Yod10
חthe letter Chet8
זthe letter Zayin7
קthe letter Kuf100
אthe letter Aleph1
לthe letter Lamed30
Total156

Written חאצקל (as it sounds in English), Chaskel is worth 229.

The verse of the name

From the letter Yod to the letter Lamed

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 Chaskel, from י to ל:

יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בִּן־נוּן הָעֹמֵד לְפָנֶיךָ הוּא יָבֹא שָׁמָּה אֹתוֹ חַזֵּק כִּי־הוּא יַנְחִלֶנָּה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃

“Joshua son of Nun, who stands before you, he shall enter there. Strengthen him, for he will give it to Israel as an inheritance.”

Deuteronomy 1:38

The book of your first name

Chaskel, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Chaskel in three answers

How do you write Chaskel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chaskel is written יחזקאל. Chaskel is a Yiddish form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, יחזקאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חאצקל.

What is the gematria value of Chaskel?
Written יחזקאל, Chaskel is worth 156: the letter Yod (10) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Zayin (7) + the letter Kuf (100) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30). Written חאצקל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 229.

What does Chaskel mean?
Form of Yechezkel, "God strengthens (origin: Hebrew). Chaskel is the Yiddish form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, as it was pronounced in Poland and Galicia; it is still given in Hasidic families. Yechezkel means “God strengthens”, from chazak, “strong”.

A name describes a leaning, never a destiny: “Israel is above the mazal” (Shabbat 156a).