First names in Hebrew

First name Elisha: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלישע

Gematria value: 411

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elisha is written אלישע

Meaning and origin

What does Elisha mean?

Meaning: "my God is salvation"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is Elisha, the disciple and successor of the prophet Elijah. It means "my God is salvation": a word that refers to God, and the root of yeshuah, "salvation".

Gematria

Elisha = 411

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

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total411

The verse of the name

From the letter Aleph to the letter Ayin

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 Elisha, from א to ע:

אֲנִי לְפָנֶיךָ אֵלֵךְ וַהֲדוּרִים אֲיַשֵּׁר דַּלְתוֹת נְחוּשָׁה אֲשַׁבֵּר וּבְרִיחֵי בַרְזֶל אֲגַדֵּעַ׃

“I will go before you and level the steep places; I will shatter doors of bronze and cut through bars of iron.”

Isaiah 45:2

The book of your first name

Elisha, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elisha in three answers

How do you write Elisha in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elisha is written אלישע.

What is the gematria value of Elisha?
Written אלישע, Elisha is worth 411: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Elisha mean?
My God is salvation (origin: Hebrew). Your name is Elisha, the disciple and successor of the prophet Elijah. It means "my God is salvation": a word that refers to God, and the root of yeshuah, "salvation".