First names in Hebrew

First name Chaya: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חיה

Gematria value: 23

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chaya is written חיה

Meaning and origin

What does Chaya mean?

Meaning: "alive"
Origin: Hebrew

Chaya, or Haya, is a Hebrew name meaning "alive", from the word chai, "living". It is very common in the Ashkenazi and Hasidic world. It is the feminine counterpart of Chaim, "life".

Gematria

Chaya = 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

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 Chaya, 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

Chaya, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chaya in three answers

How do you write Chaya in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chaya is written חיה.

What is the gematria value of Chaya?
Written חיה, Chaya is worth 23: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5).

What does Chaya mean?
Alive (origin: Hebrew). Chaya, or Haya, is a Hebrew name meaning "alive", from the word chai, "living". It is very common in the Ashkenazi and Hasidic world. It is the feminine counterpart of Chaim, "life".