First names in Hebrew

First name Eliav: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליאב

Gematria value: 44

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Eliav is written אליאב

Meaning and origin

What does Eliav mean?

Meaning: "my God is father"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Hebrew: it joins "my God" and av, "father": "my God is father". It is a biblical name, given today in Jewish families.

Gematria

Eliav = 44

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אליאב has 5 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• אthe letter Aleph1
• בthe letter Bet2
• Total44

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Bet

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 Eliav, from א to ב:

אַשְׁרֵי־הָאִישׁ אֲשֶׁר לֹא הָלַךְ בַּעֲצַת רְשָׁעִים וּבְדֶרֶךְ חַטָּאִים לֹא עָמָד וּבְמוֹשַׁב לֵצִים לֹא יָשָׁב׃

“Happy is the man who does not follow the advice of the wicked, who does not linger on the path of sinners, and who does not sit among the scoffers.”

Psalms 1:1

The book of your first name

Eliav, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Eliav in three answers

How do you write Eliav in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Eliav is written אליאב.

What is the gematria value of Eliav?
Written אליאב, Eliav is worth 44: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Bet (2).

What does Eliav mean?
My God is father (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Hebrew: it joins "my God" and av, "father": "my God is father". It is a biblical name, given today in Jewish families.