First names in Hebrew
First name Chezkel: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling
יחזקאל
Gematria value: 156
Its spelling
In Hebrew, Chezkel is written יחזקאל
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 Chezkel mean?
Meaning: form of Yechezkel, "God strengthens"
Origin: Hebrew
Chezkel is a short form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, in the Yiddish of Eastern Europe, still heard in Hasidic families. Yechezkel means “God strengthens”, from chazak, “strong”.
Gematria
Chezkel = 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 חזקל (as it sounds in English), Chezkel is worth 145.
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 Chezkel, 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
Chezkel, in nine pages
- Chezkel, in Hebrew
- Letter by letter
- The number of your name
- The verse of your name
- The portrait of Chezkel
- Chezkel, day to day
- What tradition says about names
- The sources
Frequently asked
Chezkel in three answers
How do you write Chezkel in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Chezkel is written יחזקאל. Chezkel is a Yiddish form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, יחזקאל in Hebrew. As it sounds in English, it is written חזקל.
What is the gematria value of Chezkel?
Written יחזקאל, Chezkel 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 חזקל (as it sounds in English), it is worth 145.
What does Chezkel mean?
Form of Yechezkel, "God strengthens (origin: Hebrew). Chezkel is a short form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, in the Yiddish of Eastern Europe, still heard 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).