First names in Hebrew

First name Elsa: meaning, origin and its Hebrew spelling

אלישבע

Gematria value: 413

Its spelling

In Hebrew, Elsa is written אלישבע

Elsa is a short form of Elizabeth, from Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

Meaning and origin

What does Elsa mean?

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

Elsa is a Germanic short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva. The name means "my God is an oath", or "my God has sworn": a name of faithfulness, of a word given and kept. It was born in Germany, where long names were happily shortened.

Gematria

Elsa = 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 Elsa, 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

Elsa, in nine pages

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

Frequently asked

Elsa in three answers

How do you write Elsa in Hebrew?
In Hebrew, Elsa is written אלישבע. Elsa is a short form of Elizabeth, from Elisheva, אלישבע in Hebrew.

What is the gematria value of Elsa?
Written אלישבע, Elsa 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 Elsa mean?
My God is an oath (origin: Hebrew). Elsa is a Germanic short form of Elizabeth, which comes from the Hebrew Elisheva. The name means "my God is an oath", or "my God has sworn": a name of faithfulness, of a word given and kept. It was born in Germany, where long names were happily shortened.