First names in Hebrew

First name Chedva: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

חדוה

Gematria value: 23

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chedva is written חדוה

Meaning and origin

What does Chedva mean?

Meaning: "joy"
Origin: Hebrew

Chedva is a Hebrew word: chedvah, “joy”, a quiet, deep joy, different from the loud joy of a celebration. It is a modern name, given in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish families since the twentieth century.

Gematria

Chedva = 23

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

• חthe letter Chet8
• דthe letter Dalet4
• וthe letter Vav6
• 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 Chedva, 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

Chedva, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Chedva in three answers

How do you write Chedva in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chedva is written חדוה.

What is the gematria value of Chedva?
Written חדוה, Chedva is worth 23: the letter Chet (8) + the letter Dalet (4) + the letter Vav (6) + the letter He (5).

What does Chedva mean?
Joy (origin: Hebrew). Chedva is a Hebrew word: chedvah, “joy”, a quiet, deep joy, different from the loud joy of a celebration. It is a modern name, given in Hebrew-speaking and Jewish families since the twentieth century.