First names in Hebrew

First name Elijah: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אליהו

Gematria value: 52

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elijah is written אליהו

Elijah is the English form of this Hebrew name, written אליהו.

Meaning and origin

What does Elijah mean?

Meaning: "my God is He"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the name of the prophet Elijah, one of the greatest prophets of the Bible. It means "my God is He": a name that is, all by itself, a declaration of faith. Elias is its Greek form, found all over Europe and the Americas.

Gematria

Elijah = 52

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• הthe letter He5
• וthe letter Vav6
• Total52

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Vav

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 Elijah, from א to ו:

אֵלֶיךָ זָעֲקוּ וְנִמְלָטוּ בְּךָ בָטְחוּ וְלֹא־בוֹשׁוּ׃

“To You they cried out, and they were rescued; in You they trusted, and they were not put to shame.”

Psalms 22:6

The book of your first name

Elijah, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elijah in three answers

How do you write Elijah in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elijah is written אליהו. Elijah is the English form of this Hebrew name, written אליהו.

What is the gematria value of Elijah?
Written אליהו, Elijah is worth 52: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter He (5) + the letter Vav (6).

What does Elijah mean?
My God is He (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the name of the prophet Elijah, one of the greatest prophets of the Bible. It means "my God is He": a name that is, all by itself, a declaration of faith. Elias is its Greek form, found all over Europe and the Americas.