First names in Hebrew

First name Chezky: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

יחזקאל

Gematria value: 156

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Chezky is written יחזקאל

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

חזקיAs 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: 125

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 Chezky mean?

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

Chezky is the pet form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, used every day in Orthodox families. Yechezkel means “God strengthens”, from chazak, “strong”.

Gematria

Chezky = 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 חזקי (as it sounds in English), Chezky is worth 125.

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 Chezky, 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

Chezky, in nine pages

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

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Frequently asked

Chezky in three answers

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

What is the gematria value of Chezky?
Written יחזקאל, Chezky 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 חזקי (as it sounds in English), it is worth 125.

What does Chezky mean?
Form of Yechezkel, "God strengthens (origin: Hebrew). Chezky is the pet form of Yechezkel, Ezekiel, used every day in Orthodox families. Yechezkel means “God strengthens”, from chazak, “strong”.

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