First names in Hebrew

First name Elihai: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליחי

Gematria value: 59

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elihai is written אליחי

Elihai is another spelling of Elichai, אליחי in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elihai mean?

Meaning: "my God lives"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is a modern Hebrew name: eli, "my God", and chai, "alive": "my God lives". It is a very popular boy's name today in Jewish families.

Gematria

Elihai = 59

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• חthe letter Chet8
• יthe letter Yod10
• Total59

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Yod

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 Elihai, from א to י:

אַשְׂכִּילְךָ וְאוֹרְךָ בְּדֶרֶךְ־זוּ תֵלֵךְ אִיעֲצָה עָלֶיךָ עֵינִי׃

“I will teach you and show you the way you should go; I will counsel you, with My eye upon you.”

Psalms 32:8

The book of your first name

Elihai, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elihai in three answers

How do you write Elihai in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elihai is written אליחי. Elihai is another spelling of Elichai, אליחי in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elihai?
Written אליחי, Elihai is worth 59: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Chet (8) + the letter Yod (10).

What does Elihai mean?
My God lives (origin: Hebrew). Your name is a modern Hebrew name: eli, "my God", and chai, "alive": "my God lives". It is a very popular boy's name today in Jewish families.