First names in Hebrew

First name Elisheba: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלישבע

Gematria value: 413

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elisheba is written אלישבע

Elisheba is the English Bible's spelling of Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elisheba mean?

Meaning: "my God is an oath"
Origin: Hebrew

Your name is the Hebrew name behind Elizabeth. It is made of two words: "my God", and sheva, "oath": "my God is an oath", "my God has sworn". A name that speaks of a promise kept.

Gematria

Elisheba = 413

In Hebrew, every letter is also a number. Added together, the letters of the name give its value: this is gematria. אלישבע has 6 letters:

• אthe letter Aleph1
• לthe letter Lamed30
• יthe letter Yod10
• שthe letter Shin300
• בthe letter Bet2
• עthe letter Ayin70
• Total413

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 Elisheba, 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

Elisheba, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elisheba in three answers

How do you write Elisheba in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elisheba is written אלישבע. Elisheba is the English Bible's spelling of Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elisheba?
Written אלישבע, Elisheba is worth 413: the letter Aleph (1) + the letter Lamed (30) + the letter Yod (10) + the letter Shin (300) + the letter Bet (2) + the letter Ayin (70).

What does Elisheba mean?
My God is an oath (origin: Hebrew). Your name is the Hebrew name behind Elizabeth. It is made of two words: "my God", and sheva, "oath": "my God is an oath", "my God has sworn". A name that speaks of a promise kept.